Recreation area

Costilla Creek Fishing

Carson National Forest · New Mexico — managed by USDA Forest Service

Open recreation area — no reservation needed

About this campground

Take highway 522 north to Costilla to highway 196 to Costilla Creek. Once you enter the Valle Vidal Unit it's catch and release. Fish species found on Costilla creek include Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout.

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Costilla Creek Fishing doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby New Mexico campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.

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Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.