About this campground
Uses: hiking, backpacking, fishing. Facilities: vauled toilet at Holy Ghost Campground, parking, and information kiosk. Special Instructions: Users are encouraged to recycle and pack out trash. Please visit the Leave No Trace website for more information about frontcountry and backcountry outdoor ethics at www.lnt.org. Avoid driving off the pavement on the high bank (uphill side) of the road to protect endangered plant habitat. Take only photos of flowers, do not pick them. Leaving them provides for pollinators (butterflies and bees) and seeds for next year’s flowers. Please remove mud, seeds, vegetation and debris from everything (vehicles, stock, tents, blankets, clothes, etc.) before entering the Santa Fe National Forest, especially Holy Ghost Canyon.
Getting there
16 miles north of Pecos on NM 63 and Forest Road 122. Road is paved.
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- HOLY GHOST GROUP AREASanta Fe National Forest1 mi
- Links Tract CampgroundSanta Fe National Forest2 mi
- Winsor Creek Fishing Area and TrailheadSanta Fe National Forest3 mi
- Winsor Ridge TrailheadSanta Fe National Forest4 mi
- Jacks Creek Horse CampSanta Fe National Forest5 mi
- Jacks Creek TrailheadSanta Fe National Forest5 mi
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Holy Ghost Trailhead 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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