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

Gila National Forest

25 federal campgrounds, 23 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 13 free to camp.

25Campgrounds

23With first-come sites

13Free to camp

$15A night at all 2 priced

22Sites, from 4

4,790–8,060 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 25 of these 25 campgrounds

Where they are

25 of 25 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 25

25 campgrounds

First-comeOpen

Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Gila National Forest · NM

Free5,360 fttoilets

First-come

Upper Scorpion Campground

Gila National Forest · NM

12 sites5,690 ftdrinking watertoilets

First-come

Lower Scorpion Campground

Gila National Forest · NM

7 sites5,680 ftdrinking watertoilets

Reservable

Little Walnut (Group Picnic Sites)

Gila National Forest · NM

2 sites6,460 fttoilets

Reservable

Gomez Peak (Group Picnic Site)

Gila National Forest · NM

1 site1 group site6,460 ftdrinking watertoilets

First-come

Bighorn Campground

Gila National Forest · NM

Free4,790 ft

First-come

Railroad Canyon Campground

Gila National Forest · NM

Free7,040 ft

First-come

Rocky Canyon Campground

Gila National Forest · NM

Free7,390 ft

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 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

Contiguous To Blue Range Wilderness1,980 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

T Bar6,823 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Devils Creek89,916 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Apache Mountain17,506 acres · 8 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

Paddy Creek fire · 43 mi from the nearest campground here · 668 acres · 63% contained

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 · Sep 8, 2026

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 3, 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 (D)NM 2nd · 25 campgrounds · grade A+

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

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