Aguirre Spring Recreation Area And Campground

About

Aguirre Spring Campground occupies a striking location at the base of the Organ Mountains' dramatic cliff walls and needle-like spires within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. The campground overlooks the Tularosa Basin and White Sands National Park to the east, offering sweeping desert views from an elevation surrounded by Chihuahuan Desert habitat including alligator juniper, gray oak, mountain mahogany, and sotol. The campground provides 55 individual sites on a first-come, first-served basis, each equipped with a shade shelter, picnic table, grill, and tent pad. Two group picnic shelters are available for day use by reservation. Vault toilets including ADA-accessible facilities are distributed throughout, and potable water is available at the entrance near the camp host site. No hookups, showers, or dump stations are available. Two National Recreation Trails depart from the area: the Baylor Pass Trail (6 miles one-way) and the Pine Tree Trail (4-mile loop). The access road becomes narrow and winding with steep grades, limiting RVs to a maximum recommended length of 23 feet. Gate hours vary seasonally and campers arriving after the gate closes must wait until the next morning.

Directions

From Las Cruces, take US-70 east for 14 miles from the I-25/US-70 interchange. Turn south on Aguirre Spring Road (1.1 miles past San Augustine Pass) and continue 6 miles. At mile 4 the road becomes a one-way loop and climbs steeply.