Silver City, NM, March 24, 2020 -- The Gila National Forest has begun the orderly closing of developed recreation sites to protect public health and safety and align with state and local measures already in place to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The following closed sites and/or restrooms are listed by ranger district:
Black Range Ranger District 575-894-6677
Beaverhead Picnic Area Restroom Restroom at CDNST Trailhead - NM Hwy 59
Wolf Hollow Campground Kingston Campground
Emory Pass Vista Observation Site Restroom Restroom at Monument Park Cabin
Restroom at Forest Boundary Kiosk - NM Hwy 59
Glenwood Ranger District 575-539-2481
Big Horn Campground Cosmic Campground
Cottonwood Campground Pueblo Park Campground
Restroom at Aldo Leopold Vista Observation Site Restroom at Sandy Point Trailhead
Restroom at San Francisco Hot Springs Trailhead Restroom at Glenwood RD parking lot
Catwalk Recreation Area - including Whitewater Picnic Area and Catwalk NRT #207
Quemado Ranger District 575-773-4678
Armijo Springs Campground Restroom at Cove Fishing Site
El Caso Campgrounds 1, 2, 3, 4 Head of the Ditch Campground
Juniper Campground Piñon Campground
Restroom at Quemado Lake Spillway Valle Tio Vinces Horse Camp
Reserve Ranger District 575-533-6232
Aeroplane Mesa Campground Apache Creek Campground
Ben Lilly Campground Dipping Vat Campground
Restroom at Snow Lake Fishing Site Willow Creek Campground
Restroom at Willow Creek Trailhead
Silver City Ranger District 575-388-8201
Restroom at Big Tree Trailhead Cherry Creek Campground
Restroom at Dragonfly Trailhead Gomez Peak Group Picnic Site
Restroom at Gomez Peak Trailhead Iron Creek Campground
Little Walnut East and West Group Picnic Site Little Walnut Picnic Site
McMillan Campground Railroad Canyon Campground
Restroom at Mogollon Box Day Use Area Upper Gallinas Campground
Restroom at Gila River Bird Area
Wilderness Ranger District 575-536-2250
Restroom at Clinton P. Anderson Overlook Forks Campground
Grapevine Campground Restrooms at Lake Roberts Boat Launch and Dock
Lake Roberts Picnic Area Lower Scorpion Campground
Lower Black Canyon Campground Restroom at MeOwn Trailhead
Mesa Campground Restroom at Middle Fork Trailhead
Rocky Canyon Campground Sapillo Group Campground
Restroom at TJ Corral Trailhead Upper Black Canyon Campground
Upper End Campground Upper Scorpion Campground
Restroom at Vista Village Interpretive Site Restroom at Woody's Corral Trailhead
Restroom at the Wilderness Ranger District parking lot
For information on the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, check their website at https://www.nps.gov/gicl/index.htm or calling them at 575-536-9461.
For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila.