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Datil Well Recreation Area Campground

Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico

Datil Well Recreation Area Campground in New Mexico. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 199 public campsites we map in New Mexico.

Datil Well Recreation Area Campground includes one of 15 water wells along the old Magdalena Livestock Driveway. The old cattle trail was established in the 1800s and stretched 120 miles from Springerville, AZ, to Magdalena, NM. The area includes 3 miles of hiking trails in pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine woodlands, with scenic views of the San Augustin Plains. The trail and vistas also offer an occasional glimpse of wildlife in a setting of quiet and solitude.

What we know about it

Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
first-come, first-served
Stay limit
14 Days
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)
Phone
575-835-0412
Coordinates
34.15429, -107.85809

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Nearest sites we map

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-07-13, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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