Forks Campground

FS USDA Forest Service · NM · Developed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Hookup Dry Camping

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

33.183483, -108.206422 , NM

Description

This campground features beautiful cliffs along the West Fork of the Gila River.

This campground is a great place to stop on the way to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (15 miles north). Overnight camping is allowed in the upper portion of Forks; however, the lower portion of the Forks Recreation Site along the West Fork of the Gila River is day use only.

Directions

The Forks Campground is located approximately 40 miles north of Silver City on the east side of New Mexico Highway 15, just north of mile marker 38, and is located approximately 5 miles south of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.

Activities

CAMPING HIKING

Details

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