Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico
Overview The Redondo Campground is situated in a stand of Ponderosa Pine interspersed with grass and wildflower meadows within the Jemez National Recreation Area. The campground is approximately 8,200 feet in elevation and you can plan for warm days and cool nights. The Valles Caldera National Preserve and Bandelier National Monument are within driving distance, both are accessed via the Jemez Mountains Trail National Scenic Byway (NM State Highway 4).
Sites at Redondo Campground are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 62 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Redondo Campground around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Jemez Falls Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Paliza | Cancellation alerts available |
| Black Canyon Campground (Santa Fe National Forest, NM) | Cancellation alerts available |
| San Antonio Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Field Tract Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rio De Las Vacas Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Vista Linda Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Clear Creek Campground (Nm) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Panchuela | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jacks Creek Group Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Paliza Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Clear Creek Group Campground (NM) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Holy Ghost Group Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jemez Falls (Nm) Picnic Area | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Redondo Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.