Bursum RD (FR 28) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bursum RD (FR 28) in NM

Road corridorGila NF, Reserve Ranger District

47 mi from Little Walnut Village

17 mi off US 180 (straight line)

Maps 8,565 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 31.8–32.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Gila National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 15.2 of this road’s 40.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 16.4 miles of dirt.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 1.3, 1.7 and 35.6 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.3: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Luckey Tank lies 0.6 mi off.
  • Corner Mountain stands 1,366 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping for a period longer than 14 days within any consecutive 30-day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–60°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.