Bandelier National Monument

Camping

• Juniper Campground$12 per night (2020 rates)

  52 sites, 2 group sites. 2 sites can be reserved in advance, 50 sites are first-come, first-served. Open most of the year, but may close in the winter depending on the weather. The gate to Frijoles Canyon closes for the night at sundown and opens at 7AM, the entrance to this campground is just before the gate. There is a 24-hour paystation close to the entrance to pay camping fees (not entrance fees). The station accepts cash and most credit cards using a do-it-yourself keypad and credit card reader. After dark, its lights turn on automatically when someone approaches the station. Campsite fees are good until noon, more than a single day can be paid for at one time. First-come, first-serve, no reservations. 94 sites, no hook-ups, but centrally-located water taps and a dump station are available. Each site has a paved parking pad, picnic table and fire grill. Parking pads, picnic tables and tent sites are nearly all sloped, a few pieces of 2 inch x 6 inch slabs of wood will usually prove helpful in levelling vehicles and picnic tables. During extreme fire hazard conditions building of fires in the grills may be prohibited. It is always a good idea to bring a fueled stove for cooking rather than to rely only on the possibility of building a fire in the grill. The restrooms have electrical outlets, flush toilets, sinks with hand soap dispensers, and special sanitary sinks to dump small portable toilets and gray water from dishwashing. No showers (available for a fee at the public pool and the YMCA in Los Alamos, 12 miles/20 km away). Limit 10 people/2 vehicles/3 tents per site. Firewood gathering is not permitted. Pets are permitted only in campsites, parking areas, or along roadways, and must be on leash. Evening programs are offered at campground amphitheater in summer as staffing permits; check the bulletin boards on the restrooms.

  Price

  $12 per night (2020 rates)

  Directions

  near the park entrance station

  Phone

  +1 505 672-3861 ext 517

• Ponderosa Group Campground$35 per night (2020 rates)

  2 sites. Ponderosa group campground is open year round, with water available May - October only. Site is available by reservation only. For use of groups of 10 or more only. Sites can also be reserved for day use. Two sites, capacity 50 people each; fee is $35/night/site. Parking is limited, and any group may have only 1 RV among its vehicles. Central water taps, pit toilets, fire grills, picnic tables; no hook-ups. No showers in the park, but showers are available at the public pool and the YMCA in Los Alamos (5 miles) for a small fee. Firewood gathering not permitted. Sites can also be reserved for day use. Picnic tables at this campground are available to non-campers when no group is using the campground.

  Price

  $35 per night (2020 rates)

  Directions

  along State Route 4, just south of the intersection with State Route 501, about 6 mi west of the Bandelier entrance station

  Phone

  +1 505 672-3861

• National Parks Service Alamo Canyon CampgroundCamping permits $12/day; the monument's $25 entrance fee (for 7 days) is required in addition to the camping permit

  Primitive tent camping only. Motorhomes and trailers are not permitted. Facilities include four campsites with charcoal grills, tables, pit toilets, and trash cans. Wood fires and ground fires are not allowed. Generators are prohibited 24 hours a day. Camping is by permit only and is limited to the four established sites, with a maximum of 20 people per night for the entire campground. Self register for camping at the campground. Unregistered vehicles are subject to citation or towing at the owners expense.

  Price

  Camping permits $12/day; the monument's $25 entrance fee (for 7 days) is required in addition to the camping permit

  Directions

  at the end of the Alamo Canyon Road, a 3-mile graded dirt road, suitable for all cars (Alamo Canyon Road is at milepost 65.5 on the east side of Highway 85; here is no road sign; the road begins on the north side of the concrete bridge that crosses the wash)

  Website

  nps.gov