The Upper Scorpion Campground is close to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest.

The primitive campground is available for tent and car camping and offers picnic tables, vault toilets, and paved parking. The Gila River is within walking distance of the campground, and the closest store is about four miles away for supplies, gas, groceries, and hunting, and fishing licenses. The Gila National Forest comprises 3.3 million acres of densely forested hills, majestic mountains, and rolling rangeland and offers a wealth of year-round outdoor recreational activities, including hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, picnicking, and camping.

NM-15, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: 575-536-2250

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