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Aeroplane Mesa Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 33.41760, -108.44144
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Aeroplane Mesa Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,986 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Aeroplane Mesa CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Aeroplane Mesa Campground · Gila National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- HHardware45 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- LLaundry46 mi
- MMechanic50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Aeroplane Mesa Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,986 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
33.41760, -108.44144
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Aeroplane Mesa Campground · Gila National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLoco Mountain Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townWillow Creek · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.4 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~26.5 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
EV charging — from Aeroplane Mesa Campground · Gila National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.2 mi straight-line S — Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM · VIALYNK · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 54 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)71.1 mi — Truth or Consequences, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Truth or Consequences
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO89.0 mi — Walmart 5166 (Deming, NM), Deming
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)70.6 mi — LOVES 1045 - NM # 1045 CP6K 3, Truth or Consequences, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 335770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Aeroplane Mesa Campground · Gila National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAeroplane Mesa · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLoco Mountain · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFlying V · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnow Lake · ~3.3 mi W · USFS
Open Aeroplane Mesa Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Aeroplane Mesa Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dipping Vat~3.6 mi · fee
- Willow Creek Campground~8.0 mi
- Ben Lilly Campground~8.9 mi
- Gwynn Tank~9.8 mi
The unit that manages Aeroplane Mesa Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Aeroplane Mesa Campground are set by Gila National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Aeroplane Mesa Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Aeroplane Mesa Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Aeroplane Mesa Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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