About this campground
The East Fork Trailhead is located on NM State Highway 4, midway along the East Fork Trail (Forest Trail 137), approximately one mile east of the Jemez Falls Campground.. Cross the highway, the East Fork Trail winds to the Jemez Falls Trailhead is an easy downhill one mile hike. The trail meanders through aspen and pines as it trends downhill towards Jemez Falls. Hiking east and slightly uphill the trail leads through aspen groves and pine/fir forests with views of the 11,000 foot Redondo Peak along the 5 mile hike in rolling terrain. Uses: Hiking and parking Facilities: Vault toilets, picnic tables and paved parking. Special Instructions: Pack out trash and leave the trail clean for others to enjoy. No camping within one-quarter mile of trailhead, 400 feet of McCauley Warm Spring and 200 feet of river and springs. No glass containers are permitted; use only plastic containers. Pets must be leashed at all times while in trailhead area and on trail.
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- JEMEZ FALLS (NM) PICNIC AREASanta Fe National Forest1 mi
- JEMEZ FALLS CAMPGROUNDSanta Fe National Forest1 mi
- Jemez Falls Group Picnic SiteSanta Fe National Forest1 mi
- Jemez Falls TrailheadSanta Fe National Forest1 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic SiteSanta Fe National Forest3 mi
- Battleship Rock TrailheadSanta Fe National Forest3 mi
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East Fork Trailhead #137 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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