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New Mexico · Recreation.gov

Red Canyon (NM) Campground

34.6172° N / 106.4027° W · Data Sep 18 2026, checked hourly
Next open date Sep 24Next open weekend Sep 2540 monitored sites

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Red Canyon (NM)

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Opening record
No detected openings in the last 90 days

No detected openings were recorded in the last 90 days. Campsite Sniper monitors Red Canyon (NM) continuously and will alert you if that changes.

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01 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 40 monitored sites

Of the 7,320 tracked site-dates (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 2,066 open for online reservation · 128 reserved · 5,126 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative). Of the facility's 40 monitored sites, 32 can be reserved online and 8 are first-come, first-served.

Where the open windows are

71.8% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 2,066 of 7,320 remain open; here is where they are.

Load status

Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027
Not open online71.8%
Open site-dates2,066 / 7,320
Reserved (of online inventory)128 / 2,194
Weekday openings1,148
Weekend openings852

Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 1,148 fall on weekdays and 852 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 2,000 open site-nights on mapped sites; 2,066 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.

Open dates by month

Sep 2026 – Mar 2027
04008001,2001,6001969169540 OPEN0 OPEN0 OPEN0 OPENSEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARSOLID = OPEN SITE-DATES · DASHED OUTLINE = TOTAL BOOKABLE

December shows no online availability. 0 of 1,240 tracked site-dates are open there — 1,240 on sites not offered online.

Holiday windows

Sites open per night · of 39 sites
WindowNightSites openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open
ThanksgivingTHU Nov 2630Open
FRI Nov 2731Open
SAT Nov 2831Open
ChristmasTHU Dec 240None open
FRI Dec 250None open
New YearTHU Dec 310None open
FRI Jan 10None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 30 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked night. New Year: no online availability on any tracked night.

Holiday windows — day use

Units open per date · of 1 day-use unit
WindowDateUnits openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open
ThanksgivingTHU Nov 261Open
FRI Nov 271Open
SAT Nov 281Open
ChristmasTHU Dec 240None open
FRI Dec 250None open
New YearTHU Dec 310None open
FRI Jan 10None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked date. Thanksgiving: 1 day-use unit is available for all three dates. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked date. New Year: no online availability on any tracked date.

Best-availability sites

Most open site-nights · tracked window
SiteOpen site-nights
01  67
02  67
03  67
04  67
05  67

The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.

Availability by day-use unit

Most open reservation dates · tracked window
UnitOpen reservation dates
Group Picnic  66

This day-use unit currently has 66 reservation dates available.

Next windows

As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshot
Next open dateThu · Sep 24
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
December0 of 1,240 · not offered online

The next bookable night is Sep 24; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.

Stays and site detail

2,000 open site-nights across 31 sites at Red Canyon (NM), from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.

39 overnight sites and 1 day-use unit are represented in the current inventory. Day-use inventory is excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit; its reservation dates are listed separately below.

Multi-night stays. 60 2-night, 59 3-night, 49 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 24 at site 04.

All 31 sites with current availability
SiteMax RVHookupsOpen site-nightsLongest runDates
01Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
02Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
03Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
04Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
05Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
06Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
07Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
08Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
11Not recordedNone6766 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +55 more
04Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
10Not recordedNone6664 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
14Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
15Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
16Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
19Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
21Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
22Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
26Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
28Not recordedNone6658 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more
20Not recordedNone6555 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 7, Oct 8 +53 more
23Not recordedNone6458 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +52 more
05Not recordedNone6339 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +51 more
07Not recordedNone6351 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +51 more
06Not recordedNone6251 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11 +50 more
09Not recordedNone6251 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11 +50 more
11Not recordedNone6251 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11 +50 more
12Not recordedNone6251 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11 +50 more
13Not recordedNone6251 nightsSep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11 +50 more
08Not recordedNone5851 nightsSep 24, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +46 more
09Not recordedNone5751 nightsSep 24, Sep 26, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +45 more
10Not recordedNone5751 nightsSep 24, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +45 more

Day-use inventory

66 available reservation dates across 1 day-use unit. Day-use inventory is reserved by the date, so it carries no stay length.
All 1 day-use unit with current availability
UnitOpen reservation datesConsecutive datesDates
Group Picnic6665 datesSep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +54 more

About Red Canyon (NM)

Overview

This campground in the Manzano Mountains offers a variety of amenity and site types to fit your needs. Tucked into the pines at 7,600 feet of elevation are a mix of horse corrals, single sites, double sites, all with picnic tables and grills, and a group picnic day use area. Explore both the upper loop, with amenities for horses, and the lower loop with lots of sites to find the campsite that fits your needs.

Recreation

Communal areas are available at this campground. The lower loop has a communal fire ring and the upper loop has a large day use area as well as access to trailheads. Horse riding and hiking are popular in this area.

Facilities

All campsites have picnic tables and grills. Many sites also have fire rings. Several sites are "double" sites with multiple sets of amenities. The campgrounds are further equipped with bear safe trash receptacles and vault toilets in shared areas.

40 monitored sites8 FCFS sitesNo hookupsPets OKMax party 8

FAQ

How do I get a reservation at Red Canyon (NM)?

Reservations for Red Canyon (NM) are made through Recreation.gov. 71.8% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation; 2,066 of 7,320 remain open. Pick a site or unit on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.

Does Campsite Sniper book this facility for me?

No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.

How current is this availability data?

Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.

Can I get a multi-night stay at Red Canyon (NM)?

59 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 24 at site 04. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.

Which month has the most availability at Red Canyon (NM)?

November 2026, with 954 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 1,200.

When is the next open date at Red Canyon (NM)?

As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Thu, Sep 24 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.

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