Old Tyrone Townsite RD (FR 91) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Old Tyrone Townsite RD (FR 91) in NM

Road corridorGila NF, Silver City Ranger District

14 mi from Silver City

Maps 6,480 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 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Sugarloaf Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 1.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Ferguson Mountain stands 1,482 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 41–71°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.