US Forest Service
Learn about camping and boondocking in national forests and grasslands.
Skipout Campground, Cheyenne, OK
This is a free, developed campground offered by Black Kettle National Grassland located about 12.5 miles west of Cheyenne, OK. It has two back-in RV sites, and about ten tent sites. It's located along the east side of Skipout Lake. There is a potable water spigot with a garden-hose bibb that could be used to refill water tanks.
Black Kettle Campground, Cheyenne, OK
This is a free, developed campground and picnic area offered by Black Kettle National Grassland. The campground is located below the dam of Dead Indian Lake, while the picnic area is located along the east side of the lake. The campground is intended only for tent campers, there's no room for RVs here.
Valle Tio Vinces Campground, Quemado, NM
This is a small, free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are four designated campsites, but dispersed camping is allowed here. It's primarily used by local mountain bikers and horseback riders, but is also a stopping point for hikers along the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.
Bighorn Campground, Glenwood, NM
This is a free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are six campsites, each with picnic table and fire ring. One site is large enough for 40+ foot sized trailer or motorhome. Two other sites are suitable for mid-sized RVs, and others for smaller vehicles. There are no trash cans here.
Ben Lilly Campground, Glenwood, NM
This is a small, free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are only five campsites here, a few of them are suitable for small to medium-sized trailers. However, the road in along State Route 159 (Bursum Road) is rough gravel after leaving the town of Mogollon, and 4WD is required especially in wet weather.
Willow Creek Campground, Glenwood, NM
This is free, small, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are only four campsites here, though only the first three are open, with the fourth being washed out. These are tent sites only, and only small vehicles, cars, vans, and pickup trucks are allowed. RVs are too big to fit here.
Aeroplane Mesa Campground, Glenwood, NM
This is free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. Even though it's small with only six campsites, these campsites are still large enough for full-sized RVs, with at least one of the sites being a pull-through. The campground sits on the northern border of Gila Wilderness.
Gwynn Tank Campground, Reserve, NM
Gwynn Tank Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are seven marked campsites, three of which are large, pull-through sites for full-sized RVs, the others are back-in sites for cars, vans, pickup trucks, or small RVs. The campground largely serves Gwynn Tank Pond, a popular fishing hole.
Cosmic Campground, Glenwood, NM
This is a free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. It has eight back-in sites large enough for full-sized RVs, including an additional four to five tent sites too. There are four circular concrete pads for setting up telescope tripods to watch and photograph the night sky.
Cottonwood Campground, Reserve, NM
This is a small, free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest, primarily for tent camping. It's located on the west side of US Highway 180, between mileposts 23 and 24, north of Glenwood and Alma, New Mexico. Officially, there are four tent sites, but only three picnic tables.
