Apache Creek Campground, free | Established Campground

November 6th, 2022 by thejourneyofelsol

Open grassland with ponderosas. Many RVs here in November. Picnic tables at sites. No ATT service.

November 3rd, 2022 by Travelingvan

Free campsites nicely spaced with steel fire rings and picnic benches. Pit privies, pavilions at 3 of the sites. Plenty of room for pulling a large rig through. No ATT service.

July 3rd, 2022 by mvirietoo

Arrived 6/24/22, expected it to be much busier. Two other campers most nights of our 14 day stay. A couple more campers arrived on July 3rd. Absolutely loved how the monsoons keep the area cool and ended the fire restrictions. Campsite would puddle but not flood. Good drainage. 1 or 2 bars Verizon.

April 20th, 2022 by skipwatson1951

looking for a place to stop for the night, we drove through here. big rig friendly, but seemed kinda run down and several beat up run down RVs there. pit toilets were dirty and smelled. read the info board and it talked about a petroglyphs trail, but didn't have a map how to find it. we moved on.

March 26th, 2022 by Cubby Van Life

In the Gila! This is the second time we have stayed here, the other being in 2014. This is the first iOverlander posting of Apache Creek CG in 2022. It is still here, still free, and just as pretty as I remember it being. Sheltered sites under tall ponderosa pine trees, lovely breeze in the shade. True NM blue skies.

And there is an ‘interpretive trail’ with petroglyphs. Warning, Will Robinson! We saw a huge rattlesnake sunning itself on some rocks. Look where you are walking. Keep dogs on leashes.

All sites have a table and a metal fire ring with cooking grate. Some sunnier sites have table covered pavilions. One vault toilet, very clean and odorless. A tiny convenience store across the road with more than basic essentials (and water jugs ($1.30 gallon) for backup because you might want to stay more nights!) 14 day limit.

There is a small river with easy access for SUP or fishing if anything is in there. Surprising to see water at all.

NM is called The Land of Enchantment (or Entrapment for enticing people to stay here) for its beauty but it could be called Land of Campment for all the free camping in this ‘unpopulated” state - BLM, Forests, Public Lands, Wilderness areas. I used to live here and the natural beauty is awesome in the true sense of the word, inspiring awe.

October 21st, 2021 by Flip Flop Cowboy

Yep. Beautiful, free (as of now) and pretty quiet. We stayed during hunting season, so there were a few generators and the road nearby can be heard, but the spots are HUGE and the road isn't very busy.

We heard plenty of coyotes and an elk or two bugling.

March 25th, 2021 by rblakemorgan

Beautiful wooded free campground. Fire ring, picnic tables, and some are sheltered. Roomy sites.

June 6th, 2020 by fanny.gallagher.cohen

So so beautiful, so quiet and what a wonderful and safe spot to stay at in the middle of the forest. We really loved it!

April 5th, 2018 by schneckerl.de

it is a wonderfull place and you may stay here for 14 days

June 29th, 2017 by Uphill Zen

Nice free campground, with lots of big ponderosa pines. Very large, spacious sites, and only one other camper when I was there in June.

Sites have fire rings, grills, and picnic tables. There are vault toilets that were clean. A bit of easy dirt road to get in here.

It was very quiet and nice. I had no T-Mobile cell service.

March 27th, 2016 by gespanntreisen.com

Picknicktables, Firerings,