Water Canyon Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping
Water Canyon Campground in NM
CampgroundUSFS
13 mi from Socorro
Maps 6,859 ft
First-come, first-served
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 12%.
Setting
Limited privacy
This campground sits at an elevation of 6,800 feet within the Magdalena Mountains.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Water Canyon Mesa stands 1,303 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 40–69°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 85 of 100.
Tree cover23%30m sat. est.