Pierce (FR 889) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pierce (FR 889) in NM

Road corridorGila NF, Black Range Ranger District

26 mi from Bayard

22 mi off I-25 (straight line)

Maps 5,887 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 2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Signal Peak.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Water crossings 0.1 and 0.4 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Signal Peak stands 944 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles east.
  • Cottonwood Creek runs 0.1 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 40–73°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.