USDA Forest Service · New Mexico
Forks Campground
USDA Forest Service · New Mexico, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 5,594 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
- FORKS CAMPGROUND LOOP (NFSR 614 B) · improved native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Gila National Forest
- Nearest town
- Gila Hot Springs
- Address
- NM
- Activities
- <p>Seven sites. All Gila NF campgrounds have a 14-day stay limit.</p> , <p>Short hikes along the river.</p> <p> </p>
About
This 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.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 30° | 2° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 32° | 5° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 36° | 18° | 85° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 46° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 53° | 40° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 91° | 62° | 50° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 65° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 62° | 58° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 60° | 50° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 48° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 37° | 26° | 74° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 33° | 21° | 70° | 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
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- Upper Scorpion Campground · National Park Service · 5 mi · 12 sites
- Upper Scorpion · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Black Canyon Campground - Lower · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
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