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Best Tent Sites Near Reserve, NM (30)
1. Upper Blue Campground
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2. Blue Crossing Campground
1 Review•3 Photos•11 SavesLocated near the riverside at 6200' elevation within the beautiful Blue River Valley, Blue Crossing Campground is a perfect choice for a peaceful, rustic camping experience in a beautiful setting well off the beaten path. It also provides a convenient base camp for anyone seeking to explore the Blue Range Primitive Area via the Tutt Creek Trailhead. 4 total campsites, 2 with Adirondack-style shelters. Trailer 16" max Access to Blue Range Primitive Area. 14 day stay limit.
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3. Willow Creek
1 Review•3 Photos•15 SavesWillow Creek Campground provides a quiet, peaceful area in the pines. Willow Creek is located approximately 55 miles from the town of Reserve. Willow Creek is a very beautiful campground nestled in the canyon under tall pines. The camp sites run along both sides of the stream.
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4. Hulsey Lake Fishing Site
1 Review•11 Photos•2 SavesNOTICE Fishing conditions, and Hulsey Lake itself, have been severely affected by the Wallow Fire of June 2011, and the Monoon rains that followed. Please contact the Alpine Ranger District regarding current conditions, and advice for alternative fishing opportunites close by to Hulsey Lake.
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5. Pratt Lake Dispersed
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6. Piñon Campground
1 Review•3 Photos•9 SavesThis is a nice, quiet and clean campground nestled among pi__on and juniper trees.The camp sites are nestled among mature pi__on and juniper trees. It is tranquil and undiscovered with a few sites having a view of Quemado Lake. The campground is comprised of a family camping loop (east side)__and a group camping loop (west side).__The dump station is open and the fee is $5.
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7. El Caso I-IV Campground
1 Review•5 Photos•7 SavesThis are partially developed, shady campgrounds within hiking distance of the lake.The El Caso Campgounds are partially developed campgrounds located at the east end of Quemado Lake, approximately .25 miles east of the Pi__on CG. They are nestled in a valley stretching alongside an intermittent stream and are surrounded by ponderosa pine and cottonwood trees. The El Caso Campgrounds are popular with hunters, groups, and campers desiring a more primitive camping experience.
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8. Lower Scorpion Campground
5 Reviews•6 Photos•36 SavesLower Scorpion Campground is a partially developed campground within walking distance of the West Fork of the Gila River. The campground is located less than one mile from the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument just off NM State Highway 15. Drinking water is available, tables and grills are provided at select sites. Vault toilets are available on site. Camping is free of charge and first-come, first-served.
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9. Cutthroat
2 Reviews•15 Photos•26 SavesOverview
Cutthroat Campground lies at an elevation of 9,000 feet in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. It sits on the shoreline of Big Lake and affords visitors many recreational opportunities in a quiet, scenic setting. Popular activities include trout fishing and hiking.
Recreation
Named after a species of trout, Cutthroat is adjacent to 450-acre Big Lake, one of Arizona's top fishing lakes. The lake is known for its trout fishing, with rainbow, cutthroat, brook and Apache being the most sought-after species. The recreation area is also popular for hiking, mountain biking, birding and wildlife viewing.
Natural Features
The campground is located in a very scenic area, forested with ponderosa pine, spruce, Douglas fir, and aspen trees, which provide ample shade. Summer temperatures are pleasant and cool, a nice respite from the heat of lower deserts. Visitors should come prepared for cool nighttime temperatures and occasional summer rain storms.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (928) 537-8888.
Nearby Attractions
Visitors can explore endless vistas and take part in many outdoor activities in the surrounding Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, which encompasses 2 million acres of magnificent mountain country in east-central Arizona and New Mexico.
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10. Forks Campground
5 Reviews•9 Photos•78 SavesThis campground features beautiful cliffs along the West Fork of the__Gila River.This campground is a great place to stop__on the way to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (15 miles north). Overnight camping is allowed in the upper portion of Forks; however, the lower portion of the Forks__Recreation Site__along the__West Fork of the Gila River is day use only.
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Recent Tent Reviews In Reserve
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Candy P.
Legend
Rainbow (az)
Arizona’s best kept secret!
Rainbow campground at big lake is magical! This is the place to beat the heat and make summer memories. Tucked into the pines and aspens this campsite is a quick drive or hike down to the lake. You can’t go wrong with any of the sites, including the first come first serve loops.
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mark F.
Ranger
Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground
Great campground in Greer ($30)
Wonderful campground with flat sites, well spaced. Pit toilets and a shower. Dump on site! A bit expensive for dry camping but there in no dispersed camping in Greer and the neighboring apache res requires a $9 permit to dispersed camp. Three reservoirs nearby to hike to or fish at.
- SShane W.Ranger
Alpine Divide Campground
If you just need to pull off easy to sleep
Right along the highway on a big climb from both sides. Maybe when the b/w photo was taken it was cool with 10% of the traffic now? The road is crazy busy these days. I would not recommend this location.
- SShane W.Ranger
Buffalo Crossing Campground
Love this river and area
The location is wrong! This is the coordinates - 33.76672° N, 109.35443° W This was so much more beautiful before the Wallow Fire. Please put out your fires! I grew up not far from here and always enjoy coming. There are small trout in the river and Big Lake, Crescent Lake, Mexican Hat Lake, Reservation Lake, and Lee Valley Reservoir all close. There is picnic tables, potable water in tanks if needed, vault toilets, fire rings all in the campground. The marina store at Big Lake and Crescent Lake both have stores with firewood. At the time of the posting, the camp host at Diamond Rock campground had firewood for sale not far up the road. Watch the corners going in and out as the OHV guys drive pretty fast and the road is narrow in many places. Bear Wallow Cafe is in Alpine and I recommend the pie!
Rod D.
GuideRainbow (az)
Still a great place to escape the desert heat
It had been 28 years since we last camped at Rainbow. It is still a great place to escape the desert heat. It was 115 when we left the big city. Five hours later we found ourselves camped at 9100 feet, enjoying the cool temps in the mid 60's and the passing rain showers. Aspens, pines, and wildlife were all in abundance. Big Lake is a good fishing lake too.
The sites have plenty of space, shade, and privacy. Roads are paved and in good shape. The restrooms were constantly cleaned by the very friendly and capable staff from recreation resource management which operates the campground for the forest service.
Firewood and ice are available (stage 2 fire restrictions were in effect so no campfires), water was convenient as was gray water disposal. There is a centralized dump station, showers, and a small but educational visitor center. Trash dumpsters are centralized and easy to access.
If you don't fish there is still hiking to Mount Baldy, and short scenic drives to the very small towns of Greer and Alpine. We enjoyed exploring the miles of scenic forest roads, and wildlife viewing. We saw 4 Mexican gray wolves which was very special.
This is a very popular campground that accommodates all types of rigs. They do have first come first serve sites available, but it is recommended to make reservations at least 4 days in advance. Reservations can be made at recreation.gov. It's always best practice to print a copy of your reservation. There is no cell service in this area.
We look forward to camping again at Rainbow.
Roger W.Legend
Apache Creek Campground
Perfect for a Stopover
Apache Creek CG: Apache Creek store is right across the street. Up the road an eighth of a mile. Ice is available there.
(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)
Overall Rating: 5 for a one night stop over Security: no Usage during visit: light Site Spacing: Spread out campsites Pad surface: dirt Reservations: Looks to be first come first serve. Campground Noise: Quiet Outside Road Noise: no Through Traffic in campground: No Electric Hookup: no Sewer Hookup: no Dump Station: no Potable Water Available: I did not see any water spigots. Generators: allowed Bathroom: Vault toilet Showers: no Pull Throughs: yes Setting: in open Ponderosa Forest and deciduous trees. Solar: Sites look to have nice solar Rig Size: Large rigs Sites: All sites are pretty nice.
- mmark F.Ranger
Head Of The Ditch Campground
Quiet, cool in the trees
Easy parking for out 25' rv. Only one other family here, and we only saw them when hiking torwards them. Cool and in the trees!
- SShane W.Ranger
Bear Track Camp Picnic Site
Hardly a campground….
There are vault toilets there. There is a few places one could pull off for a quick sleep, but not a campground at all. Little further south are places in the trees further off the road on the right hand side .2 and .6 miles down.
- SShane W.Ranger
Elderberry Spring Campground
Not a campground
This is not a campground, but a spot to pull off the road when logging trucks are coming up.
- SShane W.Ranger
Hulsey Lake Fishing Site
Been a favorite spot since 1985
Always great fishing here. There is NO camping here. I repeat, NO CAMPING. But plenty of dispersed to be found up the road further all the way to Terry Flat. There are trails up the road and some OHV and a Jeep trail. There is housing when coming off the highway. Be respectful and don’t drive 45 down the road. Take your time and take it in.
- SShane W.Ranger
Mud Spring
Quiet Area, several lakes not far
Quiet place not far off a Forest Service Rd.
- SShane W.Ranger
Pratt Lake Dispersed
More of a pond than a lake
Nice quiet area. Small lake. Didn’t fish, so unsure. No amenities at all, which is fine. Road is a little rough going in, in places.
- Roger W.Legend
Cottonwood
Great for a Stopover
Cottonwood Campground: (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)
Overall Rating: Not an appealing campground except as a stop over. Security: no Usage during visit: light Site Privacy: no Pad surface: Dirt Reservations: No Outside Road Noise: This cg is right off the highway. Some sites back up towards the highway. Through Traffic in campground: No Setting: Under tree canopy. Solar: solar looks to be pretty good in most sites.
Insects: Did not seem to be a problem during our brief April visit. Host: No Sites: Near highway. Site 1 backs up towards the highway. - Roger W.Legend
Bighorn Campground
Perfect for a One Bight Stopover
Bighorn, NM: great for stopover., As it is right off the highway (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)
Overall Rating: 3 perfect for a stop over Security: no Usage during visit: light Site Privacy: no Site Spacing: OK Pad surface: dirt Outside Road Noise: some highway noise Through Traffic in campground: no Electric Hookup: no Sewer Hookup: no, Dump Station: no, Potable Water Available: no Generators: allowed Bathroom: pit toilet Showers: no Setting: parallel with creek, just off the highway. Solar: great Insects: none during our visit in April. Host: no Sites: along the creek bed, just off the highway.
- vvictor F.
Traveler
Cosmic Campground
THE SKY
Not many spots. Had to squeeze in between a couple people. I’d say there are about 20-25 spots in total if you don’t mind being a little close. What amazing 360 views of the sky. You feel like you are in a globe.
Jorge G.Guide
Owl Creek Campground
Nice, quiet stop along 191
A small campground overlooking the Gila River. Only about a half dozen sites but very lightly used and isolated. $5 fee. Closest stores are in Clifton, and the little station in Three Way. The road to the campground from US-191 is dirt, but easily passable by any vehicle that isn't a lowrider. Good condition.
Gravel tent pads, awnings, grills, firepits, and clean restrooms. No hook-ups or water/sewer. Decent T-Mobile service, nice BLM Ranger checked on us both mornings. Woke up to the mine blasting one of those mornings, but that wasn't entirely unexpected.
Overall a great place to stay, would recommend.
- BBeverly M.Guide
Springerville RV Park
Nice place to stop
Just an overnighter, very quiet, looks to very new. Good internet reception. Very level site, we didn't have to unhook.
brent R.Traveler
Hannagan Campground - Apache Sitgreaves National Forests
cool and crisp
stayed here mostly to do some astrophotography as it’s almost 10k ft elevation and almost perfect bortle 1 skies made this a pretty ideal spot, i’d suggest bundling up as it gets pretty cold most nights of the year but was freezing when i went in october. definitely a wonderful and secluded campground.
Beth G.Legend
Buffalo Crossing Campground
Perfect Spot for fishing
-Update- 🛑Currently Closed 🛑
The NFS is repairing the bridge to this site, so it is closed until 2024.
———- Such a nice little campground- perfect for fishing. Right next to the river with trash bins and toilets.
The lack of trees make this site seem more crowded then it actually is
Sites are first come , first served.
- Beth G.Legend
KP Cienega Campground
I love this little campground
This campsite is a repeat location for family. I almost didn’t even want to post a review so I could keep it hidden. Located right next to a large meadow, we almost always see elk or deer. There is also a nice trail next to a creek but the path was over grown when we tried to hike down it. The road down to the campsite is in good shape, but the sites are small. Perfect for 1-2 tents.
Vault toilet and no other amenities. Bring water.
This is a popular site for hunters during elk/deer season. We often find carcasses and bones around the site.
- Beth G.Legend
Hannagan Campground - Apache Sitgreaves National Forests
Lovely Little Campground
This is a great campsite that is full of amenities for FREE (donations accepted).
There are just a few spots and they are first come , first serve. We enjoyed chatting with the camp host and taking a walk along the hiking trails.
At over 9000 feet elevation, this is a great spot to beat the AZ summer heat. The sites are nestled away among the tree and feel very secluded considering how close together they actually are to each other.
Great for tent camping or a small camping trailer. Site have picnic tables, vault toilets, and drinking water
Monte W.Legend
Upper Scorpion Campground
Walking distance to Cliff dwellings
Stayed here for a couple nights in the beginning of September 2023. Weather was upper 80’s during the day and mid 50’s during the night. This site is free and provides a vault toilet (which was clean), water, a fire ring and picnic table. There were about 6-8 sites. I lucked out and ended up getting the last one. The sites were pretty close together but spread out enough. I was able to walk right to the entrance of the cliff dwellings trail from this site in about 5 minutes. I could also walk across street and woods to the river, wasn’t much water though. From silver city on 15, it took me about 90 minutes to reach the campsite. It’s a paved road but gets pretty twisty in spots. I stocked up on food and everything I needed at wal mart in silver city. There was no cell service from silver city to the campground. There is a store, Docs, that will let you use their Wi-Fi. The store has a few things but nothing impressive. It was also difficult finding wood in the immediate area, so either bring wood or stock up along 15 when you’re in the pines. There is also no trash pickup anywhere in the area, so prepare to pack out all trash. The only downside of this site is being able to get a spot. There is also the lower scorpion campsite, plus a few others along the way. There are also plenty of dispersed sites along 15.
Carl L.
Scout
Brook Char Campground
Bogus
Reserved site #13 on line for August 15th. On arriving this site has no flat areas and you must pass directly through site #12 to access. The entire campground was EMPTY except us. We decided to move to site #12 to get a flat area. I informed the host out of courtesy of our move to the empty adjoining site. He said NO! I had to pay him $20 to make the change. If I did it on-line, it would be zero fee. THERE IS NO CELL COVERAGE at this campground, so it is impossible to go online and make that useless change. Another caretaker drove by and said he didn't see a problem moving if it was his call. The dude at Brookchar would NOT budge...he wanted his $20 bucks ( I have a senior pass and at worst it would have been $8.00). Told him to stuff it and to contact his manager. He refused. The other caretaker guy drove away and and said he would discuss it with her. Bear in mind, the entire campground had zero reservations for that evening besides us. He returned later to inform me that the manger had "OK'ed" the change for no fee. It is zero fee to change a campsites....zero! Unbelievable,,,,Beware....
Charles K.GuideSpringerville RV Park
Lots of space
The spots are big and spread out. Clean laundry, clean grounds. Good electricity and water pressure. Only one wifi spot near office. Super nice folks. Verizon 5G is strong but slowish. Close to town. Right on the highway but it was quiet at night.
- AAnneScout
Gila Hot Springs Campground
Alcoholic creepy owners
The campground itself is nice enough, but the owners are downright rude and creepy. The owner, Allen, often drinks and then peruses the campground to leer at women in the pools and make innapropriate and offensive conversation. On one occasion, myself and my girlfriends were soaking, and he wouldn't leave us alone, so we just left. Not a very relaxing way to spend a vacation!
- Jamie M.Scout
Bear Paw RV Park
Terrible management
The manager is a b**ch. We couldn't wait to leave. We will never return.
- AAstro G.Scout
Armijo Springs Campground
Quiet secluded and low use in Spring
Armijo Springs is a quiet secluded free campground with a vault toilet (low maintenance due to its isolated location), picnic tables (5) and fire rings. No trash service so take it with you. We were here Memorial Day weekend 2023 and there was only one other quest that arrived on Saturday. There is a $5 dump and water station at Pinion campground near Quemado Lake about 15 miles (?) away. We stayed with a 17' trailer and Class B van. There is NO cell service and we had to move down the dead end road 100 yards to get a clear enough area for Starlink to partially work. Probably why few people stay here. Elk walk through camp occasionally and there is an actual spring w/ tank nearby. I don't think it runs in the drier months but it is flowing now. May/June 2023. The water could easily be filtered for personal use I think.
Guide to Reserve
Camping near Reserve, New Mexico, offers a unique blend of stunning landscapes and peaceful retreats. Whether you're looking to stargaze or hike, this area has something for everyone.
What to do
- Stargazing: The Cosmic Campground is known for its incredible night sky views. One camper said, "What amazing 360 views of the sky. You feel like you are in a globe."
- Hiking: Explore the trails around Apache Creek Campground. A visitor mentioned, "The hiking in the national forest was fabulous and this was a good base to get to hikes from."
- Fishing: If you enjoy fishing, head to Big Lake Campground. One reviewer shared, "The scenery is beautiful. The weather was beautiful and the fishing was good."
What campers like
- Peaceful Environment: Campers appreciate the tranquility at Head Of The Ditch Campground. One visitor noted, "Only one other family here, and we only saw them when hiking towards them. Cool and in the trees!"
- Clean Facilities: Many campers rave about the cleanliness of the sites. A review for Apache Creek Campground stated, "Large camping sites, clean campgrounds and restroom."
- Free Camping: The opportunity to camp for free is a big draw. A camper at Forks Campground said, "This campground is really nice for being free."
What you should know
- Limited Amenities: Many campgrounds, like Gila Hot Springs Campground, have few amenities. One camper mentioned, "The campground itself is nice enough, but the owners are downright rude and creepy."
- No Cell Service: Be prepared for no cell service in most areas. A visitor at Cosmic Campground warned, "No AT&T service for 30 mins from East and for over an hour from west."
- First-Come, First-Serve: Many sites operate on a first-come, first-serve basis. A camper at Upper Scorpion Campground noted, "There is also the lower scorpion campsite, plus a few others along the way."
Tips for camping with families
- Bring Extra Supplies: Since some campgrounds, like El Caso, have limited resources, make sure to pack enough food and water. A camper advised, "Make sure to bring toilet paper."
- Plan for Weather: Nights can get chilly, especially at places like Apache Creek Campground. One visitor said, "Cool in morning and evening but plenty of wood around to collect."
- Engage in Activities: Look for campgrounds with nearby activities. A family at Big Lake Campground enjoyed fishing and hiking, saying, "Great place to disconnect from life for a while."
Tips from RVers
- Check Road Conditions: Some campgrounds, like Forks Campground, may have tricky access roads. A camper mentioned, "I don't recommend towing something this big to this area, but it can be done safely."
- Look for Spacious Sites: RVers appreciate campgrounds with ample space. A review for Springerville RV Park noted, "The spots are big and spread out."
- Be Prepared for Limited Services: Many campgrounds lack full services. A visitor at Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground said, "There is no trash service up there, so prepare to pack out all trash."
Camping near Reserve, New Mexico, offers a mix of adventure and relaxation. With stunning views and a variety of activities, it’s a great spot for families and RVers alike.
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