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Water Canyon Campground
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USDA Forest Service14Supported overnight records
2Published site categories
14Sites with a reported party limit
A useful starting point, not a fit guarantee. Site-specific warnings are absent from this export. Published lengths may include a tow vehicle. Check the official site page for current notes, restrictions, approach and configuration before booking. No live availability is shown.
A closer look at the campground
Overview
Within the Magdalena Mountains is a beautiful campground with twelve campsites and an additional group campsite tucked away at 6,800 ft elevation. These campsites are a mix of first-come first-served and reservation sites. There are several vault toilets as well as a picnic table, a fire ring, and a grill at each campsite. The group campsite offers an additional shelter structure and large fire pit. The area is great for birding and has access to several trails nearby.
Recreation
Birding, hiking, and biking are popular activities in and around the Water Canyon Recreation Area. The campsites are also great locations for star-gazing.
Nearby Attractions
Forest Road 39, which is the spur that leads to the group campsite, can be followed as the North Fork Trail and hiked. Below the campground is the Water Canyon Picnic Area and access to more trails including the Mesa Trail.
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How much is documented?
Reported fields across the 14 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.
Party limit
14
Vehicle limit
14
Vehicle length
0
Driveway entry
0
Shade
1
Bars show counts, not a quality, accessibility or suitability score.
The campsite mix
Standard Nonelectric
13
Group Standard Nonelectric
1
Operator directions
From highway 60, turn onto Water Canyon Road and follow it until it's end. You will pass the picnic area on the left and will continue uphill towards the campground. The group campsite is further along the gravel road after passing the entrance to the campground on the right. The group campsite will also be on the right.
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THE ACTUAL SITES
14 published campsite records
Raw published values are shown below, including zeros and ambiguous text. They are not validated capacities. The planner keeps missing, zero and questionable dimensions unknown.
View all 14 published site records
| SITE / LOOP | TYPE | EQUIPMENT LIMITS | PEOPLE / VEHICLES | DRIVEWAY | ELECTRIC / SHADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 38 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 10 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 27 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 11 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 16 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 12 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 14 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 2 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 37 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 3 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 28 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 4 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 32 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 5 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 18 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 6 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 22 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 7 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 32 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 8 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 42 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 9 Camping Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 40 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site Group Site Camping Source updated: 2026-04-15 | Group Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 75 people 7 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site Standard S&P S&P Source updated: 2025-12-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported 37 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Not reported |