Forks Campground

US Forest Service · New Mexico

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

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 .

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

85

Season

Open year-round

Listed facilities

toilets (as published by the agency)

Coordinates

33.18348, -108.20642

Nearest sites we map

• Lower Scorpion Campground7 km · National Park Service
• Upper Scorpion Campground7 km · National Park Service
• Black Canyon Campground - Lower16 km · US Forest Service
• Black Canyon Campground - Upper16 km · US Forest Service
• Mesa17 km · US Forest Service
• Lake Roberts18 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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