Campsite · Southwest NM
Aden Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area
Approximately 8,700 acres of Chihuahuan Desert scrub, designated in 1993 for off-road/cross-country travel.
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Approximately 8,700 acres of Chihuahuan Desert scrub, designated in 1993 for off-road/cross-country travel.
A beautiful remote camping area. Trail #94 begins at the rear of the campground, about 30 miles from the Wilderness Ranger District office.
A remote camping experience about 30 miles from the Wilderness Ranger District office, accessible from Forest Road 150 (North Star Road).
The 61,600-acre Cebolla Wilderness is made up of sandstone mesas, canyons, and grassy valleys, within the El Malpais National Conservation Area. It contains La Ventana Natural Arch and is rich in prehistoric archaeological sites, petroglyphs, and historic homesteads. Stay limit: 14 days.
A 33-mile backcountry byway (County Road 42) in El Malpais National Conservation Area, forming the western boundary of the West Malpais Wilderness and connecting NM 53 and NM 117. Stay limit: Day Use.
Partially developed, shady campgrounds within hiking distance of the east end of Quemado Lake.
Established in 1987 to protect the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field. Includes sandstone cliffs, La Ventana Natural Arch, Chain of Craters Back Country Byway, Joe Skeen Campground, and the Cebolla and West Malpais Wilderness Areas. Sacred to Acoma, Laguna, Zuni, and Ramah Navajo peoples. Stay limit: 14 Days.
Camping along New Mexico's largest reservoir, with developed RV/hookup loops and miles of primitive shoreline sites. A hub for boating, fishing, and swimming in the southern Rio Grande valley.
Beautiful cliffs along the West Fork of the Gila River; a great stop on the way to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (15 miles north).
A riparian oasis 20 miles north of Lordsburg with one of the highest bird diversities in the state. The river offers canoeing or rafting during spring runoff, hunting, and year-round fishing and camping; it contains smallmouth bass and several catfish species.
Rising above the grassy plains of San Agustin to 9,450 feet, Horse Mountain offers sweeping views across west-central New Mexico and habitat for mule deer, elk, golden eagles, mountain lions, and bobcats.
In the Black Range Mountains off NM Highway 152 between San Lorenzo and Hillsboro, with scenic sites along a winding mountain road.
A small campground along NM Highway 152 near Middle Percha Creek, on the eastern edge of Kingston, NM.
Built in 1937 in the historic logging town of McGaffey, west of the Continental Divide in the Zuni Mountains at about 8,000 feet.
Protects prehistoric, historic, geologic, and biologic resources across four areas: the Organ Mountains, Desert Peaks, Potrillo Mountains, and Doña Ana Mountains. Provides opportunities for photography, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, and wildlife viewing.
A quiet, clean campground nestled among mature piñon and juniper trees, some sites with views of Quemado Lake.