There are four campgrounds in and around Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument; all have vault toilets but none have drinking water – fill up at the visitor center. All are first-come, first-served, but they rarely fill up outside of major weekends. The Upper and Lower Scorpion Creek Campgrounds are closest to the national monument.
Gila Cliff Dwellings Campgrounds
New Mexico
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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
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1. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
1.36 MILES
A relatively small site, these remarkable 13th-century cliff dwellings were only occupied by a small Mogollon group (30 to 80 people) for 20 years…
2.74 MILES
Used by Native Americans since ancient times, the three pools here are simply lovely. Caretakers regulate the temperatures throughout the day so that they…
24.78 MILES
Established in 1859 as a gold-mining town, Pinos Altos, 7 miles north of Silver City along Hwy 15, is almost a ghost town these days, though its few…