Big Tesuque Campground
Santa Fe National Forest
Write a Review Hyde Park Road Santa Fe, NM 87506 505-753-7331 505-438-7840 Official WebsiteGPS: 35.7692, -105.8092
Overview of Big Tesuque Campground
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Mountain Zen on 12/29/2021
Number of Sites 10
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 9,645 ft / 2,939 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Big Tesuque Campground 11 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 9/1/2021
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Last reported 4/9/2018
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Last reported 9/1/2021
“Great spot”
Reviewed 12/29/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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I stayed here in late November on a weekend and it was great. Nice and quiet. Right at several trailheads. Unlocked and clean vault toilet a few feet away. There were 3 other cars parked near me. There was only one person in a tent. By 10am, the place filled up with day hikers.
19' camper van. The parking lot is not level.
Mountain Zen would stay here again
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“Easy to access and quiet”
Reviewed 9/1/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Right off the paved road and pretty close to Santa Fe. It's quiet at night. Only amenities is two vault toilets and trash cans. Not crowded at all during the two weekdays I stayed. This site also has cell service thought I barely got one bar with both Verizon and T-Mobile, but I did have decent access even with 1 bar. With my weB... more
Right off the paved road and pretty close to Santa Fe. It's quiet at night.
Only amenities is two vault toilets and trash cans.
Not crowded at all during the two weekdays I stayed. This site also has cell service thought I barely got one bar with both Verizon and T-Mobile, but I did have decent access even with 1 bar. With my weBoost on, I got 2-3 bars with both service and had no issues streaming video.
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Verizon 4G
T-Mobile 4G
Dangerbear would stay here again
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“Completely frozen over”
Reviewed 2/9/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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There’s at least an inch of solid ice across most of the campground in the winter. Couldn’t stake tent in through the ice so I slept in the car.
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T-Mobile 4G
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“Beautiful trees & Creekside ”
Reviewed 5/26/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Not officially open yet on Memorial Weekend. Walk up tent camping or parking lot. I stayed in my Van in parking lot. Car door noise but busy memorial weekend. No facilities open yet. Family tent camped by creek overnight due to arriving after dark... Lots of busy day use but we were not staying. Our plan was just a few minutes ... more
Not officially open yet on Memorial Weekend.
Walk up tent camping or parking lot. I stayed in my Van in parking lot. Car door noise but busy memorial weekend. No facilities open yet. Family tent camped by creek overnight due to arriving after dark... Lots of busy day use but we were not staying. Our plan was just a few minutes up the road from Big Teseque campground to the left off 102 dirt road Van & car made it fine down bumpy road. I would not take a motorhome, RV, trailer down this road...
Did dispersed camping off 102 at 2.4 miles left turn from entrance sign 102 the next night. Big camping sites cart in & pack out. Big view across canyon from end camp where we stayed. Sleeted briefly just enough to keep the dust down.
Cell service spotty on drive-in, no cell in dispersed camp.
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Peddle Puppy would stay here again
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“For tents only. I drove way up the windy road to find this out”
Reviewed 8/8/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class C) |
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Be aware for tents only.
It is a parking lot and then walkin.
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“Picturesque, But Very High Elevation”
Reviewed 5/9/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
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Gorgeous, free campground half hour outside Santa Fe. Lovely streams running nearby. Easily accessible in any vehicle.
It is about 10,000 feet in elevation. It got below freezing and snowed during the night in mid-May. Be prepared.
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Jamillatamera would stay here again
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“didn’t realize this is mostly for tents”
Reviewed 4/14/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
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We didn’t read reviews closely enough and didn’t know until we arrived that this is really only a tent camping site, there’s no way to drive up to a campsite. It’s a pull off area directly next to the main road with a small parking lot, bathrooms, and trash cans. We stopped the first week of April and the whole area was covered in sn... more
We didn’t read reviews closely enough and didn’t know until we arrived that this is really only a tent camping site, there’s no way to drive up to a campsite. It’s a pull off area directly next to the main road with a small parking lot, bathrooms, and trash cans. We stopped the first week of April and the whole area was covered in snow. We could have easily just stayed in the parking lot, but the snow scared us away so we drove back down the mountain and paid $14 for an electric site at Hyde Memorial State Park instead. I probably wouldn’t stay here again because I’m not interested in tent camping. I also had really spotty Tmobile service here, 1 bar in and out.
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T-Mobile 4G
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“Nice, but very busy”
Reviewed 10/31/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | n/a |
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This is a nice, clean campground with two creeks running through it and great hiking nearby. It is very busy, however, and right on the road. You can escape some of the road noise by using campsites further in, but you will have many day hikers passing by. It's quiet at night, though, before all the hikers and bikers show up. We did n... more
This is a nice, clean campground with two creeks running through it and great hiking nearby. It is very busy, however, and right on the road. You can escape some of the road noise by using campsites further in, but you will have many day hikers passing by. It's quiet at night, though, before all the hikers and bikers show up. We did not get service with AT&T anywhere in the area. There's lots of hiking trails around and the parking lots at trailheads seem to fill up each day. Those in vans or small RV's could just sleep in the parking lot.
This Way or That Way would stay here again
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“Quiet camping with beautiful overlook!”
Reviewed 4/9/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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We spent one night here, camped right next to a steadily moving stream. There are 10 sites, five on each side, enough space between each site to have some privacy. There is one public bathroom directly in front of parking area, there are about 4 trash cans in the parking area. Take the time to drive up to the top of the mountain to see... more
We spent one night here, camped right next to a steadily moving stream. There are 10 sites, five on each side, enough space between each site to have some privacy. There is one public bathroom directly in front of parking area, there are about 4 trash cans in the parking area. Take the time to drive up to the top of the mountain to see over the entirety of Santa Fe, out to Albuquerque, and surrounding towns.
One very important note on this site— clean up your food, and anything food related. Essentially... leave no trace!!! We spent far too much time cleaning up trash in the stream and surrounding campsites. For a location that warns hikers/campers of wildlife (dangerous wildlife) we should work together to keep the area clean and free of mess. Cheers!
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Pete would stay here again
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“Uphere as much as i can- ”
Reviewed 6/13/2017
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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About an hour up the road from downtown Santa Fe-perfect getaway and many other subiee parking spots just a ways up-- always see tents pitched and a couple lingering folks. dump stations, bathroom facilities. Favorite things about the area parking right off the road, access to two streams, forever a quick trek off the beaten path... more
About an hour up the road from downtown Santa Fe-perfect getaway and many other subiee parking spots just a ways up-- always see tents pitched and a couple lingering folks.
dump stations, bathroom facilities.
Favorite things about the area parking right off the road, access to two streams, forever a quick trek off the beaten path to makeshift aspen huts all around surrounding areas, great/good cell reception I see wildlife free and content nearly every visit.
Spent many evenings watching the sun drop out the sky its beauty eaten like fire in the tree scape.. The night sky is amazing out there, a partial view of the eclectic city can be seen-look out point just a bit more up the road-ski base etc only a hop, skip and a parkour jump away-
Geronimous kami would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
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