Carson National Forest, San Juan Mountains, New Mexico   Lakes are such peaceful locations, why not stop at Posos Lake near Carson National Forest, and camping at Hopewell Lake Campground is always a pleasant experience. Whohoo, so much enjoyable stuff in one place! The San Juan Mountains rocks! If you came to camp El Ritito Campground is a delightful place to do that. There are other places here than Carson National Forest, for example Rinker Lake, and if you're going to from Vallecitos, you won't be the only one. Carson National Forest has great outdoors recreation, so you may have fun while you're here.     Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always check out nearby Kiowa Lake, and a trip to Butterfly Spring will fill your spirit with nice feelings. High temperatures at Carson National Forest during the warm days of summer are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. All through the winter highs are commonly in the 30's while Carson National Forest overnight low temperatures all through the winter are in the 0's. Carson National Forest is a pretty segment of wilderness that everyone loves. There are many exciting pursuits for everyone. What a site this is for outdoors people. Lakes? Sure, Ensenada Lake is in the neighborhood, and a brilliant place to camp here at Carson National Forest is Canjilon Creek Campground. Now, you may assume that's a load but there's even more exciting things to do   here in the San Juan Mountains. This is a wonderful area for folks who like lakes. Abeyta Lake is a lake close at hand, and from Carson National Forest you get a glorious view of Tusas Mountain. Carson National Forest is a great spot for a visit when you need to spend some time in nature. The splendor of Carson National Forest is there for you to take pleasure in. It is very arid here at Carson National Forest mostly; August is the month that gets the most rain; the driest month is May. It's a popular place to get away to for people from Vallecitos. User input for Carson National Forest, San Juan Mountains, New Mexico: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines Other parks near Carson National Forest, San Juan Mountains, New Mexico:    Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 43 miles away    Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Santa Fe - NM, 47 miles away    Heron Lake State Park, New Mexico, 38 miles away Campgrounds near Carson National Forest, San Juan Mountains, New Mexico:    El Ritito Campground, Rio Arriba County, 3 miles away    Hopewell Lake Campground, Rio Arriba County, 8 miles away    Canjilon Creek Campground, Rio Arriba County, 13 miles away    Middle Canjilon Campground, Rio Arriba County, 14 miles away    Lower Canjilon Lakes Campground, Rio Arriba County, 15 miles away   Current weather conditions at Carson National Forest, San Juan Mountains, New Mexico Local climate location: CHAMA 15 miles away Find a Business in or near Carson National Forest Business TypeOR Business Name   Coordinates: Latitude: 36.63094 Longitude: -106.139 San Juan Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan Mountains. New Mexico Public Lands Complete list of all Public Lands in New Mexico Outdoors Recreation Near Espanola, New Mexico Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Espanola, New Mexico, the metro area neareast to Carson National Forest. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.     The Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu 26.8 miles away Comfort Inn Espanola, Espanola 36.1 miles away Espanola-Days Inn, Espanola 36.1 miles away Adobe and Stars Inn, Taos 37.7 miles away Taos Super 8 Motel, Taos 40.3 miles away Taos - Days Inn, Taos 40.4 miles away Quality Inn Taos, Taos 40.5 miles away Sun God Lodge, Taos 40.6 miles away Hotel La Fonda, Taos 40.9 miles away Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza, Taos 41 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.