Black Canyon Campground (santa Fe National Forest, Nm)

Nice, quiet, campground. Very shady - had to move solar panels some - not really a problem. Close to Santa Fe. Has what may be the last pay phone in the US. I had to try it!

Love Black Canyon. Hope water is fixed in 2020 as there was none in 2019. The lack of water is a deterrent for many campers. This could be solved by having buffalo tanks as some other campgrounds provide.Hosts did not maintain campsites as in previous years and restrooms were not cleaned daily.we camp @ Black Canyon
routinely throughout summer and have for past five years. However the last host in 2019 was not a friendly person and was a very aggressive individual. We heard this complaint from many of the other campers as well. We do have multiple reservations again this year and look forward to great camping as in the past. Finally, It is our hope that the state and the forest service will continue to work on having the "electricity" and water situation corrected in the near future.

Beautiful campsites close to good hiking trails and Santa Fe

Stayed here several days in the fall. Camp “host” was extremely short and rude. No firewood for sale as advertised, and extremely standoffish and unfit for public service. Holed himself up in his RV most daylight hours and each evening well before dark, and posted a sign on the door with the curtains drawn in large block letters, “OFF DUTY, DO NOT KNOCK.” Otherwise, nice campground with good facilities and quiet atmosphere a very short drive out of Santa Fe.

Peaceful and beautiful. Can’t wait to visit again. Tip: make sure your tanks are filled with water before entering!

The campground was fantastic. It was well maintained by the hosts and was always clean. Spots were level and large.

Great setting. Lots of privacy.

This is a lovely spot with great simultaneous access to the Santa Fe Mountain area, and town. Overall a really great place for car camping - quiet and beautiful, with spacious sites. The two issues we had were, a) the hosts were not the friendliest I've experienced, and b) if you happen to be next to or down-wind from a latrine, it will wreck your experience.

The campground is beautiful, clean, quiet, well run. I love it.

What a great location. Depending on what you are using to camp, this could be great or you might want to skip it altogether. There is NO water, anywhere! You'll need to stop at the Fire Dept. at the bottom of the mountain. There is NO Electricity. The dump station on the highway is STATE, whereas Black Canyon is FEDERAL and the state wants you to pay to dump There are no pull thrus and most of the sites are either short or VERY short. There are a lot of tent campers there so it's really pretty quite without generators or kids.
We try to go up each summer with our little trailer and use the campgrounds as a base to visit Santa Fe or the area. You'll need to do more homework on this but If you don't need the power or water you will like the layout and landscaping of the campground, and really enjoy being 20 minutes from Santa Fe.