Dispersed Camping Near Reserve, NM
There are several free camping areas operated by Gila National Forest within a short drive to Reserve, NM and nearby attractions. These camping areas offer some modern amenities, including restrooms, picnic tables, fire rings, and trash cans. All are "first-come, first-serve", with no fees and no permits required. They also allow you to remain camped there up to 14 days.
Gwynn Tank Campground, Reserve, NM
Gwynn Tank Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are seven marked campsites, three of which are large, pull-through sites for full-sized RVs, the others are back-in sites for cars, vans, pickup trucks, or small RVs. The campground largely serves Gwynn Tank Pond, a popular fishing hole.
Cottonwood Campground, Reserve, NM
This is a small, free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest, primarily for tent camping. It's located on the west side of US Highway 180, between mileposts 23 and 24, north of Glenwood and Alma, New Mexico. Officially, there are four tent sites, but only three picnic tables.
Pueblo Park Campground, Reserve, NM
This is a free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. There are as many as 10 campsites with fire rings, but with the possibility of more dispersed camping areas nearby. This is a more remote campground that sees less campers than Apache Creek Campground to the north.
Apache Creek Campground, Reserve, NM
This is a free, developed campground offered by Gila National Forest. While the Forest Service describes this as a dispersed camping area, there are at least ten sites with picnic tables and fire rings, and three of these sites have shade structures. There are perhaps five more previously-used campsites with no amenities.
