Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico
Datil Well Recreation Area Campground
Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico, United States
- Cost
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,441 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Socorro
- Address
- Socorro Field Office, Socorro, NM, 87801
- Phone
- 575-835-0412
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Historic & Cultural Site, Picnicking, Visitor Center, Wildlife Viewing
About
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, AZ, to Magdalena, NM. 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. If you close your eyes, you can almost hear the cattle lowing as they settle in for the night. Please leave a clean camp and respect the facilities and natural surroundings.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 24° | 6° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 26° | 0° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 30° | 16° | 77° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 38° | 24° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 46° | 33° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 56° | 44° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 61° | 50° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 57° | 50° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 54° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 42° | 29° | 78° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 31° | 17° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 26° | 12° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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- Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #4 · USDA Forest Service · 35 mi
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