Stinking Springs (FR 191) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Stinking Springs (FR 191) in NM

Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District

13 mi from Gallup

Maps 7,508 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–0.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • 21.8 of this road’s 23.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–66°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.