Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping

Aguirre Spring Campground sits in a Chihuahuan Desert canyon at the base of the Organ Mountains, overlooking the Tularosa Basin and White Sands National Park. The terrain features granite spires, alligator juniper, gray oak, and seasonal streams. Facilities include a scenic loop road and access to two National Recreation Trails: the 4-mile Pine Tree Trail loop and the 6-mile Baylor Pass Trail crossing the mountain range.

Getting there: The Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground is located on the east side of Organ Mountains, east of Las Cruces in Dona Ana County. Take U.S. 70 for 14 miles east of the I-25/U.S. 70 interchange in Las Cruces, then turn south on the Aguirre Spring Road (1.1 miles after San Augustine Pass) for six miles. At mile 4 the road becomes a one-way loop and climbs steeply.

• Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• The Needles stands 3,121 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles south.
• Aquirre Spring lies 0.4 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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