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Lower Fir Group Area

Lincoln National Forest

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Summary

Lower Fir Group Area is a popular group campground located in the Sacramento Mountain area of Lincoln National Forest. It offers visitors a range of activities such as exploring trails, horse-back riding, mountain biking, and viewing wildlife, as well as access to White Sands National Monument. It also provides facilities for groups of up to 70, with an adjacent open meadow ideal for activities.

Overview

Lower Fir Group Area is a high-energy and highly popular group campground in the Sacramento Mountain area. The site is set away from public roads, so that outside noise is non-existent, leaving only the sweet sounds of rustling aspen leaves.

The campground sits within the Lincoln National Forest, which spans 1.1 million acres of undisturbed landscape. Spend your days exploring the mountain trails, or head west for a day trip to White Sands National Monument, the world's largest dune field of pure, white gypsum sand. Bring your camera and binoculars for the chance to observe wild elk, deer, birds, and even an occasional black bear.

Recreation

An open meadow, ideal for activities like volleyball or horseshoes, is adjacent to the campground. The Rim Trail is a short hike or drive away, offering epic views, rocky inclines, and switchbacks for adventurous mountain bikers, hikers, and horse-back riders. A few miles south, the same trail opens up to motorcyclists as well.

Facilities

This is one of the only group sites with water access. Lower Fir comfortably fits groups as large as 70, and it's connected to Upper Fir Group, and even larger facility accommodating up to 120 visitors.

Natural Features

Lower Fir Group sits at a high elevation of 9,000 ft., providing visitors with dramatic views of the Tularosa Basin and lush mountain meadows surrounded by pine, fir, aspen and oak trees.

Nearby Attractions

The campground is a mile from the village of Cloudcroft, a quaint mountain town with New Mexico's only standing railroad trestle. Trails for ATVs are near the area, too.
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Campground Matrix

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Nearby Campgrounds Distance Notification Rate
Upper Fir Group Area
Lincoln National Forest
1.0mi
Black Bear Group Area
Lincoln National Forest
3.4mi
Aspen Group Area (Lincoln National Forest, Nm)
Lincoln National Forest
6.6mi
Slide Group Area
Lincoln National Forest
13.6mi
Group Shelter Overnight
Oliver Lee Memorial
19.0mi
A
Oliver Lee Memorial
19.0mi 33%
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