Dry Starkweather Canyon (FR 4042 N) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dry Starkweather Canyon (FR 4042 N) in NM

Road corridorGila NF, Reserve Ranger District

38 mi from Eagar

Maps 6,168 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Gila National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Starkweather Spring.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Griffen Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Monument Mountain stands 2,232 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles north.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 36–71°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.