USDA Forest Service · New Mexico
Quaking Aspen
USDA Forest Service · New Mexico, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,598 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- QUAKING ASPEN REC AR (NFSR 152) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 22° | 2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 25° | -3° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 30° | 10° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 37° | 18° | 76° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 47° | 32° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 58° | 45° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 62° | 55° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 58° | 53° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 55° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 43° | 28° | 76° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 34° | 20° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 26° | 7° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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