Forest Road 88 Dispersed Camping

This place is perfect. The entrance to road 88 was super muddy, so we went about a mile down the road to another entrance. The road has been graded recently, but there is a lot of sand so it can get rutty fast. There are tons of pine trees and giant rock formations. Lots of spaces to pull off and stay, many of them not level, but still... more

We needed a place to stay where we could pull out our bedroom slide for the night, and this one worked out well. We have a 37' Fifth Wheel so we did not attempted to go back into the trees nor unhitch. Since we arrived after dark it was hard to figure out how to be the most level. It's fairly sloped here. In the morning I was able to s... more

This is a free & dispersed campsite right off the highway. We were the only ones there for the night and it was very peaceful! We tent camped near the trees and found a pretty level spot. You could hear some traffic from the highway (big trucks) but it wasn’t too bad and didn’t keep us up at night. No facilities or water. Pack in and o... more

We took FR 88, passed the flat spots and went further up the hill, heard some gun shots so we stopped and went to talk with them. A very nice pair of local couples doing target practice, they told us to drive over to the next road for some good spots. It turned out to be a good graded road, we found a spot maybe 1.5 miles back in a cov... more

The sign says “Cuba Mesa”. The road is dirt (not gravel). It was freshly grated in Oct 2019. There are spots in the trees, but they are close to the road. The trees thin out as you continue up the forest road. We didn’t find any level sights farther up the road, so we returned to the trees. No toilets or water. There is one turn around... more

After driving through the desert , it was nice to sleep under tall trees and hear the wind in the pine branches. - yes. There was highway noise but if you travel in far enough it would be faint or none existent. - we were in a 25’ Forest River RV so didn’t go too far in. -It was a Monday night in May and there were no other campers.... more

Fall was gorgeous here. Reds, yellows, orangey browns. Tons of wood around if you're the free fire type. AT&T was spotty and worked well now and not at all then. The road in was crazy gnarly with giant ruts but no problem for us our van. Had we been pulling a trailer with low clearance I don't know if we'd have made it very far. ... more

This dispersed camping area is right off hwy 550 making it ideal for a quick overnighter to and from the Four Corners. Nestled in a forest of towering ponderosas, it’s a pleasant shady national forest that's nice enough to spend several days if the mood strikes. There are two separate entrances off the hwy. Be weary of wet/muddy condit... more