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Rocky Canyon Campground

9 mi northeast of Lake Roberts Heights, NM · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

7,398 ftelevation

May–Sepbest months

About Rocky Canyon Campground

This is a fairly small campground and is popular with horse riders and hunters.

Fees: There is no fee for this campground ($0.00).
Managed by: USFS - Gila National Forest
Where: 9 mi northeast of Lake Roberts Heights, NM · 33.10029, -108.01309

Things to do:

Horseback ridingHunting

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

47°

25°Jan

49°

26°Feb

56°

29°Mar

63°

34°Apr

71°

42°May

80°

51°Jun

79°

54°Jul

76°

53°Aug

72°

48°Sep

64°

40°Oct

54°

31°Nov

46°

25°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.

See Rocky Canyon Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Rocky Cg	ATV road	at camp	0.2 mi
North Star	ATV road	at camp	55.4 mi
Brannon Park	Horse	0.1 mi	1.1 mi
Caves	Hiking	0.3 mi	0.8 mi
Continental Divide	Horse	0.4 mi	247.4 mi
Big Timber	Horse	2.0 mi	4.0 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Propane: 24.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Rocky Canyon Campground

About Rocky Canyon Campground

Weather by month

Trails near camp

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