Iron Creek Campground

New Mexico

New Mexico

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  • Inside Gila National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Iron Creek Campground

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About this campground

Iron Creek Campground is easily accessible for campers and provides good facilities Located in the Black Range Mountains off NM State Highway 152, starting at San Lorenzo and ending in Hillsboro. This is a mountain road with beautiful scenic sites at every curve. Watch for rocks on the road.

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Ft Bayard, NM weather station, 22 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan56° high32° low
  2. Feb59° high34° low
  3. Mar66° high37° low
  4. Apr73° high43° low
  5. May80° high50° low
  6. Jun90° high60° low
  7. Jul88° high64° low
  8. Aug87° high63° low
  9. Sep83° high58° low
  10. Oct74° high47° low
  11. Nov63° high37° low
  12. Dec55° high30° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Gila National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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