Continental Divide Trailhead (FR 828) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Continental Divide Trailhead (FR 828) in NM
Road corridorGila NF, Silver City Ranger District
18 mi from Silver City
Maps 6,387 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.2–6.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.2 of this road’s 6.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.2 miles of it dirt.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 0.4, 1, 1.4, 2.8, 3.2, 3.3, 3.9, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 and 4.9 miles along the road.
- A cattle guard 0.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.4 and mile 0.7: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Jacks Peak stands 1,593 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles north.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 41–70°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.