Black Canyon Campground (santa Fe National Forest, Nm)

I stayed 2 nights, a week apart, and found the campground adequate, with minimal facilities. The pit toilet was relatively clean; there was no water anywhere on the site. The second night, I discovered my campsite inhabited by a man-- with his tent canopy erected, roaring fire, and all his stuff out on the table. He'd been there some time, despite the fact that the post clearly showed the site to be reserved by me. I asked him why he was in my campsite, and he pretended he didn't see the reservation paper on the post , and assumed it was first come, first served--- but he agreed to clear out ; it took about half an hour. Clearly there is no oversight here, and no way to assure that people cannot just camp wherever they want. Considering there is no water at all, it was definitely overpriced, but the location near Santa Fe was very convenient.

There was an outbreak of the Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth Caterpillar this year and we camped among thousands of caterpillars which can make you sick. They even dropped from the trees. We could not get away from them and they did make us ill. While we were there one child in the campground had to go to the ER due to the caterpillars. The campground itself is beautiful and would have been a lovely place to camp but the caterpillars caused us to stay inside the camper for our whole trip. Would have been nice to know about them before we made our reservations.

Great location close to Santa Fe with nice hiking trails. The walk-in sites are a little close to the road (can hear the cars driving by at night), but they offer a good amount of privacy.Very affordable for the amenities offered. We didn't have any issues with the caterpillars, only saw two of them in two days.

Sites are small, built in a small canyon, a great getaway if you are looking for trees and trails. Not especially dog friendly due to limits on where you could take dogs.

Beautiful CG with plenty of shade and cooler temps. Our experience was dampened by the infestation of caterpillars which is of no fault of anyone. They got on everything so we had to wipe them off all stuff before leaving. Host was very nice and knowledgeable. We’ll be back.

Caterpillars are everywhere! We had to leave a day early, it just ruined the trip. Couldn't even sit outside at picnic table they were crawling up as fast as you swept them off. Should have been warned.

Beautiful site next to trailhead; Black Canyon is a small but tree filled campground. Campground host was wonderful. Bathrooms were clean but smelly--could use a deodorizer?

Great campground close to Santa Fe. The elevation is a great respite from the heat. The state park close by is also great and within walking distance. Met the sweetest ranger there that recommended several trails.
The campsites are somewhat close but there is privacy. The bathrooms are vault toilets only and it is dry camping no amenities. Lastly cell service is non existent however the WiFi at the visitor center at the state party is great.

This is such a peaceful campground. One of my new favorites. Love the hiking trail. We ended up staying almost a week

Great campground. Small but beautiful and well kept