Agency-listedUSFSFee
Water Canyon Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 34.02609, -107.13659
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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 Water Canyon Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,912 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Water Canyon Group SiteNIFC · 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 Water Canyon Group Site · Cibola National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- WWater14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- ShShower59 mi
- DDump60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
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 — Water Canyon Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,912 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
34.02609, -107.13659
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Water Canyon Group Site · Cibola National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townKelly · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~12.3 mi
- GroceriesJohn Brooks Supermarket · ~14.3 mi
- PharmacyKelly’s Pharmacy · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSocorro General Hospital · ~12.9 mi
EV charging — from Water Canyon Group Site · Cibola National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.1 mi straight-line E — Arby's #5152 - Socorro · FCN · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 54 within 100 · 112 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.3 mi — Socorro, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Socorro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.1 mi — SOCORRODCFAST DC FAST 1, Socorro
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)58.8 mi — Melloy Ford, Los Lunas, NM (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Best Western Socorro Hotel and Suites - Tesla Destination, Socorro, 14.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 391741 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Water Canyon Group Site · Cibola National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWater Canyon Group Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWater Canyon · ~0.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWater Canyon Picnic Site · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMesa · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
Open Water Canyon Group Site elsewhere
Other camps near Water Canyon Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Water Canyon Group Campground~0.3 mi
- El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail~16.3 mi
- San Lorenzo Canyon~17.1 mi
- Bear Trap Campground~23.8 mi
The unit that manages Water Canyon Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Water Canyon Group Site are set by Cibola National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Water Canyon Group Site
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Water Canyon Group Site
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 — Water Canyon Group Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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