Free camping near Lake Roberts Heights, NM
Within 25 straight-line miles of Lake Roberts Heights, NM there are 20 camps: 16 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Upper End, 0.8 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sapillo Group Area Campground, 1.9 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper End | 0.8 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Lake Roberts Heights | — |
| Mesa | 1.1 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Lake Roberts | — |
| Sapillo Group Area Campground | 1.9 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Redstone | — |
| McMillan Campground | 8.3 | Free | Cherry Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Redstone | — |
| Rocky Canyon Campground | 8.8 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Bloodgood Place | — |
| Cherry Creek Campground | 9.2 | Free | Cherry Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Redstone | — |
| Alum Camp | 9.4 | Free | Gila River (river) | 3.4 mi to Gila Hot Springs | — |
| Grapevine Campground | 11 | Free | Gila River (river) | 1.2 mi to Gila Hot Springs | — |
| Forks Campground | 12 | Free | Gila River (river) | 0.8 mi to Gila Hot Springs | — |
| Gila National ForestDave slept here | 12 | Fee | Gila River (river) | 0.1 mi to Gila Hot Springs | — |
| Lower Black Canyon | 12 | Free | Tom Moore Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Bloodgood Place | — |
| Black Canyon Campground - Lower | 12 | Free | Tom Moore Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Bloodgood Place | — |
| Black Canyon Campground - Upper | 13 | Free | Tom Moore Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Bloodgood Place | — |
| In Gila National ForestDave slept here | 14 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Little Walnut Village | — |
| Lower Scorpion Campground | 16 | Free | Aluminum Tank (water) | 3.8 mi to Gila Hot Springs | — |
| Upper Scorpion Campground | 16 | Free | Aluminum Tank (water) | 3.9 mi to Gila Hot Springs | — |
| Gila National ForestDave slept here | 19 | Free | Little Bear Tank (water) | 4.9 mi to Little Walnut Village | — |
| Gallinas Campground - Upper | 20 | Free | Gallinas Canyon (stream) | 6.9 mi to Kingston | — |
| Railroad Canyon Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Gallinas Canyon (stream) | 6.5 mi to Kingston | — |
| Iron Creek Campground | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Lake Roberts Heights, NM, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.