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

Gila National Forest

Here, 96% take walk-ups.

26Campgrounds
25Take walk-ups
15Free to camp
$15A night at all 2 priced
19Sites, from 3
4,790–8,060 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 26 of these 26 campgrounds

Where they are

26 of 26 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

26 campgrounds
Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky SanctuaryFirst-comeOpenGila National Forest · NMFree5,360 fttoiletsUpper Scorpion CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM12 sites5,690 ftdrinking watertoiletsLower Scorpion CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM7 sites5,680 ftdrinking watertoiletsBighorn CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree4,790 ftBlack Canyon Campground - LowerFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM6,730 fttoiletsBlack Canyon Campground - UpperFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM6,760 ftForks CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM5,620 ftIron Creek CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM7,200 ftKingston CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM6,170 ftLittle Walnut (Group Picnic Sites)ReservableGila National Forest · NMSites from $506,460 fttoiletsRailroad Canyon CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree7,040 ftRocky Canyon CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree7,390 ftUpper End CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMfrom $156,050 ftWolf Hollow CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree7,830 ftAeroplane Mesa CampgroundFirst-comeOpenGila National Forest · NMFree7,990 ftApache Creek CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree6,410 ftBen Lilly CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree8,060 ftCherry Creek CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree6,800 ftDipping Vat CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NM7,410 ftdrinking waterGallinas Campground - UpperFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree6,910 ftGwynn Tank CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree7,790 ftMcMillan CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree6,960 ftMesa CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMfrom $156,140 ftSapillo CampgroundFirst-comeGila National Forest · NMFree6,220 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Meadow Creek34,167 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sawyers Peak59,743 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
T Bar6,823 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Contiguous To Blue Range Wilderness1,980 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Canyon Creek9,824 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Devils Creek89,916 acres · 7 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.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Hulsey Bench fire · 30 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Information
Secure trash and food Pack it in, pack it out! There are no trash services in or around the monument. All food & trash must be secured inside a vehicle. Ravens routinely open zipped bags & tear into trash bags left outside or in the bed of a truck.
Information
No Pets are allowed on the Cliff Dwelling Trail Pets are not allowed onto the Gila Cliff Dwelling Trail. Kennels are available at the Trailhead on a First Come First Serve basis and are available to those that are going on the Cliff Dwelling Trail not the Wilderness trails.
Information
Water Availability There is NO water at the scorpion campgrounds and the trailhead for the cliff dwellings. Water is available at the Visitor Center, Woody's corral and TJ's corral.
Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 2026

Who answers for this land

Gila National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Gabe Vasquez, official portrait
Gabe Vasquez (D)NM 2nd · 26 campgrounds · grade B
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly