Adobe Ranch RD (FR 521) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Adobe Ranch RD (FR 521) in NM

Road corridorGila NF, Black Range Ranger District

41 mi from Truth or Consequences

Maps 7,671 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.6–10 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Gila National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 12.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Sawmill Spring Dev..
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Cattle guards 4.1 and 6.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Miner Tank lies 0.5 mi off.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 28–67°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.