Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Alum Camp
Hike-in · public land · NM · 33.14738, -108.21409
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,483 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- MMechanic52 mi
- ShShower55 mi
- RxPharmacy56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5,483 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
33.14738, -108.21409
Cost
Free
Getting in
Park at Military Trail Trailhead · ~2.38 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGila River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townGila Hot Springs · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~24.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~25.4 mi
- GroceriesLake Roberts General Store · ~8.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicGila Regional Medical Center · ~24.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~24.9 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAlum Camp · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSen. C.P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · ~2.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGila River · ~2.3 mi N · USFS
- RestroomMilitary Trail · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grapevine Campground~2.3 mi
- Forks Campground~2.6 mi
- Gila National Forest~3.4 mi · fee
- Lower Scorpion Campground~6.3 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
Field check
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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