Campsites in Grant County range from well-outfitted RV parks and comfortable cabins to primitive campsites with no running water or facilities.

And with thousands of square miles to choose from you can find the terrain and camp type to suite your particular desires. Click the image at right for a larger map of sites within the National Forest.

Camping in the Gila National Forest offers beautiful camping areas that range widely from low to high elevation, lakeside to forested and primitive to developed.

The more developed campgrounds offer electrical hookups and dump stations for RV or trailer camping, while the more primitive offer only a toilet. Most of the campsites tend to be directed toward the more primitive camping experience.

Additional information on these sites should be obtained from the Ranger Districts in which is found. Please note that campground information changes often and can vary by season, so confirm your plans in advance with the Ranger District offices:

Aeroplane Mesa	Nearby City	Altitude	Availability
	Reserve	8000	Seasonal (May - November)

	Great area for hunters and back country riders to access the Wilderness.

Armijo Springs	Quemado	7850	Year-round

	A real jewel of a secluded partially developed campground in ponderosa pine.

Ben Lilly	Reserve, New Mexico	8000	Seasonal (May - November)

	Cool Mountain weather on a hot summer day.

Bighorn	Glenwood	4800	Year-round

	Convienent campground within walking distance to the town of Glenwood.

Black Canyon - Lower	Mimbres	0	Year-around, weather & road conditions permitting

	Beautiful remote camping.Trail# 94 starts at end of campgrnd

Black Canyon - Upper	Mimbres, NM	6700	year-round

	great for remote camping experience.

Cherry Creek	Silver City	6800	Year-round

	Great place for a picnic or overnight camping.

Cove	Quemado	7650	Year-round

	Easy lake access.

Dipping Vat	Reserve	7350	Seasonal (Apr - Nov)

	Fantastic place to get away from it all!

El Caso I-III	Quemado	7680	Year-round

	Free partially developed shady camp sites within hiking distance of the lake.

El Caso Throwdown	Quemado	7800	Year-round

	Equestrian camping area adjacent to Quemado Lake Recreation Area.

Gallinas - Lower	Mimbres	6600	Year-round

	Lower Gallinas is easily accessed by NM Hwy.152.

Gallinas - Upper	Mimbres	6900	Year-round

	Easy access off NM Hwy. 152. Nice developed site.

Gilita	Reserve, New Mexico	7850	Seasonal (April - November)

	Campground has a the trailhead to the Wilderness.

Grapevine	Mimbres	6000	Year round

	The Gila River with natural cliffs as a backdrop.

Head of the Ditch	Luna	7180	Year-round

	Easily accessible rustic streamside camping in tall pines.

Iron Creek	Mimbres	7200	Year-round

	Easy access for campers. Good facilities.

Juniper	Quemado	7720	Seasonal (May 1 - Sept 30)

	Clean campsite overlooking Quemado Lake. Host attended.

McMillan	Silver City	6800	Year-round

	Great place for either a picnic or overnight camping.

Mesa	Mimbres	0	Seasonal (May-October)

	View of Lake Roberts

Piñon	Quemado	7820	Seasonal (May 1 - Sept 30)

	Nice quiet clean campground nestled among piñon-juniper trees.

Railroad Canyon	Mimbres	7000	Year-round

	Gateway to Aldo Leopold Wilderness

Rocky Canyon	Mimbres	6000	Year round weather and road conditions permitting

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Sapillo Group Area	Mimbres	6000	Year round

	Shady campground under Ponderosa Pines.

Scorpion - Lower	Mimbres	6000	Year round

	Easy Access.

Scorpion - Upper	Mimbres	6000	Year round

	The Gila Cliff Dwellings is one of the attractions.

The Forks	Mimbres	6000	Year round

	Camping near river.

Upper End	Mimbres	6050	Year-round

	Fishing: rainbow trout and catfish

Valle Tio Vinces	Aragon	8240	Year-round

	Tall pines in a partially developed campground on the Continental Divide.

Willow Creek	Reserve, NM	7950	Seasonal (April - November)

	Quiet, peaceful area in the pines.

Wright's Cabin	Kingston	7600	Year-round

	Adirondack style shelters.