Bighorn Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping

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Bighorn Campground in NM

CampgroundUSFS

31 mi from Clifton

0.0 mi off US 180 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 4,777 ft

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FreeOpen year-roundFirst-come, first-servedStay limit: 14 days
VerizonMARGINAL
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T-MobileWEAK
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
No drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

6 sitesNo showersNo dump stationFire rings / grills

Setting

Little privacy

Small vault-toilet campground in Gila National Forest near Glenwood, NM, just off Highway 180. Pinon and juniper setting with picnic tables and no potable water. Free camping with 14-day stay limit, designed for short-term visits.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 6-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.3 mi off.
  • Nabours Mountain stands 4,398 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles east.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–77°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 94 of 100.

Tree cover7%30m sat. est.