Upper Jenkins Creek (FR 3050) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Upper Jenkins Creek (FR 3050) in NM
Road corridorGila NF, Quemado Ranger District
19 mi from Eagar
Maps 8,629 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 6.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Miller Scott Spring.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Escudilla Mountain stands 2,285 ft above the map pin, 5.9 miles west.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 32–62°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.