Within Gila National Forest, Sapillo Campground provides free tent camping with basic amenities and gravel road access. The US Forest Service maintains this established campground alongside the adjacent dispersed camping area, offering pit toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, and trash service. Sites are level and spaced out, with recent forest management leaving stacks of cut wood available for campers to use.
The campground sits near a lake with no cell service and clear night skies for stargazing. A hiking trailhead starts from the back of the campground. Forest Service crews regularly clear dead trees from previous fires, maintaining site accessibility. Pets are not permitted. The location works well for tent campers seeking tent camping sites near Gila National Forest without hookups or developed facilities.
Description
This is a nice shady campground under ponderosa pines.
Sapillo is an undeveloped campground under ponderosa pine and is a favorite of group campers.
No reservations are necessary. First come - first serve. All Gila NF campgrounds have a 14-day stay limit.
There is no firewood available. Please bring your own if you plan on building a fire.
Please "Pack It In, Pack It Out" and do not dispose of trash in the campfire rings.
There are numerous dispersed camping sites in the campground.
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Location
Public CampgroundSapillo Campground is located in New Mexico
Directions
The campground is located 10 miles north of Wilderness Ranger District in Mimbres.
Coordinates
33.007854 N
108.114902 W
Connectivity
T-MobileNo Coverage- VerizonNo Coverage
- AT&TNo Coverage
Connectivity
- T-MobileNo Coverage
- VerizonNo Coverage
- AT&TNo Coverage
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Dispersed
- Group
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Fires
FREE established camping
Enjoy camping on government land. Limited or no services at this camping area.
Drive Time
- 2 hrs 5 min from Las Cruces, NM
- 2 hrs 47 min from El Paso, TX
- 3 hrs 35 min from Sierra Vista, AZ
- 3 hrs 47 min from Albuquerque, NM
