U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Arizona and New Mexico

Apache National Forest

38 campgrounds here, 20 of them walk-up and 14 free.

38Campgrounds
20Take walk-ups
14Free to camp
$14–$38A night, across 14
572Sites, from 12
5,430–9,320 ftElevation
2States

Where they are

38 of 38 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

The campgrounds · 38

38 campgrounds
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here’s the satellite view.
Black Jack Group CampgroundApache National Forest · AZ6,240 ftFirst-comeOpenRolfe C. Hoyer CampgroundApache National Forest · AZ8,310 ftOpenAlpine Divide CampgroundApache National Forest · AZ8,490 ftArmijo Springs CampgroundApache National Forest · NMFree · 7,830 ftFirst-comeAspen Campground - East Fork Black RiverApache National Forest · AZfrom $14 · 7,790 ftFirst-comeBlue Crossing CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 5,810 ftBuffalo Crossing CampgroundApache National Forest · AZ7,860 ftFirst-comeCoal Creek CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 5,670 ftFirst-comeCottonwood CampgroundApache National Forest · NMFree · 5,810 ftFirst-comeDeer Creek CampgroundApache National Forest · AZfrom $14 · 7,750 ftDiamond Rock CampgroundApache National Forest · AZfrom $14 · 7,890 ftFirst-comeEl Caso I-IV CampgroundApache National Forest · NM7,700 ftFirst-comeGranville CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 6,550 ftFirst-comeHannagan CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 9,120 ftFirst-comeHead of the Ditch CampgroundApache National Forest · NMFree · 7,180 ftFirst-comeHoneymoon CampgroundApache National Forest · AZ5,430 ftFirst-comeHorse Springs CampgroundApache National Forest · AZ7,630 ftFirst-comeKP Cienega CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 9,250 ftLower Juan Miller CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 5,720 ftFirst-comePiñon CampgroundApache National Forest · NM7,890 ftFirst-comeRaccoon CampgroundApache National Forest · AZfrom $14 · 7,690 ftFirst-comeStrayhorse CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 7,790 ftFirst-comeUpper Blue CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 6,230 ftUpper Juan Miller CampgroundApache National Forest · AZFree · 5,780 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Hell Hole15,512 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Nolan6,780 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Centerfire13,130 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Nolan13,051 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Escudilla Mountain885 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mitchell Peak35,398 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Heads up

Wildfire
South Mtn 2 fire · 5.0 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Paddy Creek fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here · 668 acres · 63% contained

Who answers for this land

Apache National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Elijah Crane, official portrait
Elijah Crane (R)AZ 2nd · 18 campgrounds · grade F
Juan Ciscomani, official portrait
Juan Ciscomani (R)AZ 6th · 11 campgrounds · grade F
Gabe Vasquez, official portrait
Gabe Vasquez (D)NM 2nd · 9 campgrounds · grade A
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly