Campground
Water Canyon
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Nearby trails
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Activities
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Campgrounds
About Water Canyon
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.
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Water Canyon
Sun & Moon
1:10 PM
Sunrise
6:56 PM
Solar Noon
12:43 AM
Sunset
Golden Hour AM → 1:43 PM
Golden Hour PM ← 12:10 AM
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Waning Crescent
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Live11h 33m of daylight
Water Canyon
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LiveSep 15 – Oct 15 · Based on historical averages
Water Canyon
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Nearby Trails
Copper Canyon Trail
easy · 0.41 mi · 132 ft gain
Mesa
hard · 11.26 mi · 2932 ft gain
Mesa Trail #13
easy · 4.82 mi · 90 ft gain
South Canyon
hard · 8.11 mi · 1215 ft gain
Water Canyon Road
easy · 0.1 mi
Dead Horse Trail # 12
easy · 0.78 mi · 651 ft gain
Dead Horse Trail (12)
easy · 1.88 mi · 660 ft gain
Ryan Hill Trail (17)
expert · 9.18 mi · 2818 ft gain