USDA Forest Service · New Mexico
Iron Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · New Mexico, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,247 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- IRON CREEK CG (NFSR 40 A) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Gila National Forest
- Address
- NM
- Activities
- <p>Good mountain biking trails can be found in the vicinity, although no trails begin at this particular campground.</p> , <p>Horses are permitted but there are no corrals or watering troughs.</p> , <p>RVs are welcomed, but the spaces cannot accomodate RVs over 17 feet and there are no hookups.</p> , <p>The Railroad Canyon Trailhead (<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gila/recreation/recarea/?recid=2015">Trail #128</a>) is one-half mile west of Iron Creek campground. Trails from this location lead up into the Aldo Leopold Wilderness.</p> , <p>There are 12 sites available on a first come, first served basis. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring/bbq grill. The campground is on a gently sloping hill and gradually gets steeper. There is plenty of room between sites.</p> , <p>This area offers good woodland birding including whippoorwill, Cordilleran flycatcher, Grace's warbler, Painted redstart, Northern Pygmy-Owl and Spotted Owl. The habitat is mixed deciduous and coniferous forest.</p>
About
Iron Creek Campground is easily accessible for campers and provides good facilities
Located in the Black Range Mountains off NM State Highway 152, starting at San Lorenzo and ending in Hillsboro. This is a mountain road with beautiful scenic sites at every curve. Watch for rocks on the road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 29° | 13° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 31° | 10° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 35° | 18° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 42° | 32° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 50° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 60° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 63° | 57° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 60° | 54° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 56° | 46° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 47° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 38° | 21° | 70° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 31° | 22° | 67° | 9 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Railroad Rec. Mgt. Area · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Upper Gallinas · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Kingston Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Rocky Canyon · USDA Forest Service · 18 mi
- Sapillo · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi
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