HOPEWELL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Chama, New Mexico · USDA Forest Service
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About
Hopewell Lake Campground sits next to its scenic namesake lake between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla in northern New Mexico. Visitors enjoy horseback riding, hiking, fishing and canoeing.For facility specific information, please call (928) 537-8888.The campground has 31 camping sites. There is also a group day-use shelter and group overnight campsite, both available by reservation. Horse corrals and water troughs are available at two campsites. Vault toilets are provided. Currently (May 2024) there is NO water. Please bring your own water. First-come, first-served sites are available. Hopewell Lake is a small, man-made lake, set high in the Carson National Forest at an elevation of 9,500 feet. A forest of conifer and aspen trees covers the area and offers partial shade in the campground.The 14-acre lake is perfect for canoeing and is regularly stocked with rainbow and brook trout. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail goes through the campgound, and is popular with horseback riders and hikers.
Directions
From Taos, New Mexico, take U.S. 64 about 40 miles west. The campground is on the south side of the road.
Location
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Details
- State
- New Mexico
- City / area
- Chama
- Agency
- USDA Forest Service
- Parent area
- Carson National Forest
- Campsites
- 33
- Reservable
- Yes
- Typical price
- $24–$125 / night
- Rating
- 4.23 / 5 (52 reviews on Recreation.gov)
- Equipment
- Tent, RV, Trailer, Horse
Nearby campgrounds
- Aldo Leopold House 24.4 km away
- El Rito Campground--Group Shelter 33.7 km away
- MOGOTE 40.1 km away
- Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) 41.1 km away
- Echo Amphitheater 46.2 km away
- ELK CREEK CAMPGROUND (RIO GRANDE NF) 48.2 km away