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Kingston Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 32.91848, -107.70117
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Kingston Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,169 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kingston 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 Kingston Campground · Gila National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-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 — Kingston Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,169 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
32.91848, -107.70117
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Kingston Campground · Gila National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townKingston · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.5 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.1 mi
- GroceriesValle Mimbres Market · ~15.3 mi
- PharmacyDavis Flecke Pharmacy · ~29.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~28.0 mi
EV charging — from Kingston Campground · Gila National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.8 mi straight-line NE — Truth or Consequences, NM - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 53 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.9 mi — Comfort Inn & Suites - T or C, Truth or Consequences
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.3 mi — DONA ANA HATCH EV 1, Hatch
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — NEW MEX.ST. PKS CABALLO LAKE SP · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 102309 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kingston Campground · Gila National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKingston · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLadrone · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEmory Pass Vista · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
- RestroomCoffee · ~3.8 mi N · USFS
Open Kingston Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Kingston Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Iron Creek Campground~6.0 mi
- Railroad Canyon Campground~6.8 mi
- Gallinas Campground - Upper~7.2 mi
- Rocky Canyon Campground~22.0 mi
The unit that manages Kingston Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kingston 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 Mcknight Cabin at 9,230 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 3,061 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 — Kingston 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.
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 Kingston 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 — Kingston Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →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 →