Cherry Creek Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping
Cherry Creek Campground in NM
CampgroundUSFS
7.0 mi from Little Walnut Village
8.9 mi off US 180 (straight line)
FreeOpen year-roundFirst-come, first-servedStay limit: 14 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- 0.1 of this road’s 0.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of dirt.
Campground details
12 sitesNo showersFire rings / grills
Setting
Limited privacy
Twelve-site campground at 6,800 feet on Gila National Forest's Trail of the Mountain Spirits Byway. Vault toilets, no potable water. Year-round (occasionally closed winter for ice). No fees, no firewood available. Not recommended for RVs over 17 feet. 14-day stay limit.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 12-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- T X Mountain stands 989 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 46–70°F, 1.6″ 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 74 of 100.
Tree cover36%30m sat. est.