Wd Ranch RD (FR 841) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Wd Ranch RD (FR 841) in NM
Road corridorGila NF, Silver City Ranger District
12 mi from Lordsburg
Maps 5,370 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1 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
- All 19 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 19 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 1.1 and 6.6 miles along it.
- Gates 7.6, 8.6, 10.5 and 14.9 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 9.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Apache Mountain stands 1,572 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles south.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 42–76°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.