Datil Well Recreation Area Campground includes one of 15 water wells along the old Magdalena Livestock Driveway. The old cattle trail was established in the 1800s and stretched 120 miles from Springerville, Arizona, to Magdalena, New Mexico. The area includes 3 miles of hiking trails in pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine woodlands, with scenic views of the San Augustin Plains. The trail and vistas also offer an occasional glimpse of wildlife in a setting of quiet and solitude. You can close your eyes and almost hear the cattle lowing as they settle in for the night.Please leave a clean camp and respect the facilities and natural surroundings. Pack it in. Pack it out.

Datil Well Recreation Area Campground

This is one of the best maintained campgrounds I have stayed at in recent years.  New tables and shelters.  Some sites have electricity and some even have telescope pads.  All have a great fire pit.  The hosts were very helpful and friendly.  The best part 
was the incredible night sky full of stars and the milky way.  I had a very peaceful and restful night.  I’ll be stopping here again.

Very well maintained and friendly hosts

Very well maintained, nice campground. The sites are pretty far from each other, and almost all have a ramada. A few sites have electricity, but by the time we arrived these sites were already taken. There are water spigots all around the campground, but not at the sites. The restroom (chemical toilet) is clean and during the night is well lit. Reservation is not available, first come first serve, but approx. half of the sites were still available when we arrived, around 7 pm. The fee is $5/night, but if you have Golden Age passport, America The Beautiful Senior pass or similar, it's only $2.50/night.

Quiet and spacious campground 

The sites were very nice and clean with some sites in the woods and others in the clearing. The sites in the clearing have concrete telescope pads. The pit toilets were like brand new with solar lighting. Big rigs would have trouble fitting into this campground.

  

Datil, Mew Mexico is a few minutes away and has a combined gas station, restaurant, and grocery store for your needs.

  

And, a few miles west on US 60 is Pie Town, New Mexico with two bakery's that sale fresh baked pies. But they sale out quickly.

Very Nice and Newly Renovated

Well maintained little BLM campsite right on **US-60**. Remarkable night skies when clear. **$5** a night gets you access to brand new, clean solar toilets, (they light up at night even with no power!) water during the warmer seasons (already off as of 11/25) and mostly decent phone signal if you care about that. 

  

The **Eagle Guest Ranch** nearby has a gas sation, basic necessities, alcohol, and a cafe that serves all your standard diner fare. Beautifully polite people staffing the place. A highlight in the mostly barren stretch between Magdalena and Springerville. 

  

The campground is attached to a fantastic 3.25 mile loop trail that takes you to three fantastic vistas and isn't hard at all. 

  

Worth as a stop for a day, or a destination for a weekend trip. **The Very Large Array** is a stone's toss away; as well as further hiking opportunities in the **Gila National Forest** by way of **NM-12,** and the **Cibola National Forest** by way of the aforementioned **US-60.**