New Mexico · Camping · Near Arroyo Seco

Big Arsenic

Yes
fee
May–Sep
best months
  • At 7,513 ft
  • Taos Field Office

Big Arsenic is a campground in New Mexico at about 7,513 feet. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Big Arsenic

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Saltos

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 13 mi
  • If it rainsKhlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Harwood Museum of Art

    Museum

    Museum · 19 mi from Arroyo Seco

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Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Big Arsenic

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      37° / 8°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      42° / 14°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      53° / 21°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      62° / 27°

      5 wet

    5. May

      70° / 35°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      80° / 44°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 49°

      8 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 48°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 41°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 30°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 19°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      38° / 9°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cerro, NM, 6.6 mi away at 7,650 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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