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To find a complete list camping-related businesses in the County, start here:






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)
AccessibleFire ringsGroup tent campingHorse corralPicnic tablesGroup picnic areaToiletsWilderness access
Great area for hunters and back country riders to access the Wilderness.

Armijo Springs Quemado 7850 Year-round 
Fire ringsTent campingCamping trailerPicnic tablesToilets
A real jewel of a secluded partially developed campground in ponderosa pine.

Ben Lilly Reserve, New Mexico 8000 Seasonal  (May - November)
AccessibleFire ringsTent campingPicnic tablesCampground hostToiletsWater accessWilderness access
Cool Mountain weather on a hot summer day.

Bighorn Glenwood 4800 Year-round 
AccessibleTent campingPicnic tablesToilets
Convienent campground within walking distance to the town of Glenwood.

Black Canyon - Lower Mimbres 0 Year-around, weather & road conditions permitting 
AccessiblePicnic tablesToiletsWater accessWilderness access
Beautiful remote camping.Trail# 94 starts at end of campgrnd

Black Canyon - Upper Mimbres, NM 6700 year-round 
AccessiblePicnic tablesToiletsWater accessWilderness access
great for remote camping experience.

Cherry Creek Silver City 6800 Year-round 
Fire ringsTent campingPicnic tablesToilets
Great place for a picnic or overnight camping.

Cove Quemado 7650 Year-round 
AccessibleTent campingCamping trailerToiletsDrinking waterWater access
Easy lake access.

Dipping Vat Reserve 7350 Seasonal  (Apr - Nov)
AccessibleBoat rampFire ringsTent campingCamping trailerFee charged for campingPicnic tablesCampground hostToiletsDrinking waterWater accessWilderness access
Fantastic place to get away from it all!

El Caso I-III Quemado 7680 Year-round 
Fire ringsTent campingCamping trailerPicnic tablesToilets
Free partially developed shady camp sites within hiking distance of the lake.

El Caso Throwdown Quemado 7800 Year-round 
Fire ringsTent campingCamping trailerPicnic tablesToilets
Equestrian camping area adjacent to Quemado Lake Recreation Area.

Gallinas - Lower Mimbres 6600 Year-round 
Fire ringsTent campingPicnic tablesToilets
Lower Gallinas is easily accessed by NM Hwy.152.

Gallinas - Upper Mimbres 6900 Year-round 
AccessibleFire ringsTent campingPicnic tablesToiletsWilderness access
Easy access off NM Hwy. 152. Nice developed site.

Gilita Reserve, New Mexico 7850 Seasonal  (April - November)
AccessibleFire ringsTent campingPicnic tablesCampground hostToiletsWater accessWilderness access
Campground has a the trailhead to the Wilderness.

Grapevine Mimbres 6000 Year round 
AccessibleCampground hostToiletsWater accessWilderness access
The Gila River with natural cliffs as a backdrop.

Head of the Ditch Luna 7180 Year-round 
Fire rings