Datil Well Recreation Area Campground
Datil Well Recreation Area Campground is a BLM campground in New Mexico.
- Type
- BLM campground
- Location
- New Mexico
- Coordinates
- 34.15429, -107.85809
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Historic & Cultural Site, Picnicking, Visitor Center, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 575-835-0412
Amenities
- Accessible facilities
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Datil Well Recreation Area Campground
Datil Well Recreation Area Campground includes one of 15 water wells along the old Magdalena Livestock Driveway. The old cattle trail was established in the 1800s and stretched 120 miles from Springerville, AZ, to Magdalena, NM. The area includes 3 miles of hiking trails in pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine woodlands, with scenic views of the San Augustin Plains. The trail and vistas also offer an occasional glimpse of wildlife in a setting of quiet and solitude. If you close your eyes, you can almost hear the cattle lowing as they settle in for the night. Please leave a clean camp and respect the facilities and natural surroundings.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 26 designated routes (88 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datil Well Recreation Area Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Pie Town RV Park | RV park | 19 mi | — | — |
| Bear Trap | National forest campground | 27 mi | — | — |
| Bear Trap Campground | Private campground | 27 mi | — | — |
| Hughes Mill Campground | Private campground | 27 mi | — | — |
| Hughes Mill | National forest campground | 27 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.