Agency-listedUSFSFree
Bighorn Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 33.32436, -108.88302
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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 Bighorn Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,788 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bighorn CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Bighorn Campground · Gila National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- WWater1 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- MMechanic39 mi
- HHardware39 mi
- ShShower48 mi
- DDump49 mi
- EVEV fast charger51 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
- RxPharmacy60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 51-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Bighorn Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,788 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
33.32436, -108.88302
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Bighorn Campground · Gila National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGlenwood Trading Post · ~0.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicCatron County Medical Center · ~27.8 mi
EV charging — from Bighorn Campground · Gila National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger51.3 mi straight-line SE — 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 · none within 50 · 16 within 100 · 77 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)68.7 mi — Lordsburg, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Lordsburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO98.3 mi — Walmart 5166 (Deming, NM), Deming
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)58.2 mi — Best Western Plus - Safford (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 Bighorn Campground · Gila National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBighorn · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLittle Whitewater · ~1.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCatwalk · ~4.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitewater Picnic Area · ~4.1 mi NE · USFS
Open Bighorn Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Bighorn Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — Catron County, NM~6.7 mi
- Cosmic~11.0 mi
- Ben Lilly Campground~17.5 mi
- Frisco Camp~17.5 mi
The unit that manages Bighorn Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bighorn Campground are set by Gila National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Silver Creek Divide at 9,080 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 4,292 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Bighorn 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 Bighorn 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 — Bighorn Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dumping grey & black →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →