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Very Pet Friendly
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3697 Hwy 35 N., HC 68 Box 50 Mimbres, NM 88049
Tent campers and small RVs (under 38 feet) who fish or stargaze will get the most out of this place. Rainbow and brown trout are in the lake, the Milky Way is visible most nights, and the $15 fee is hard to argue with. Arrive early on summer weekends; there are only 12 sites and
A Trout Fire closure order is currently in effect, so confirm the campground is open before driving 45 minutes from Silver City. Even on normal weekends, party groups have repeatedly killed the quiet here, and sites sit close enough together that one loud neighbor ruins the whole
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<p><em>Lake Roberts offers some good fishing opportunities for rainbow trout and catfish.</em></p><p>Popular campground in the Lake Roberts Recreation Area.</p>
The elevation is 6,100 ft. This destination campground has two spurs and located adjacent to Lake Roberts among mature Ponderosa pine. However, while the campsites are a short walk from the lake, none have a view of the lake. The turn-around for each spur is limited. Recommend disconnecting dingy at fee board before entering campground. Wildlife, such as elk, bear, eagles, wild turkey, etc., is abundant and might visit the campground. Most of the campsites are nicely terraced with stone. The community of Lake Roberts has a General Store with limited groceries, hot showers, and such while Mimbres offers gas and cafe's for breakfast and lunch. Possible day trips are pictographs east of campground off State Rt. 35 in Spirit Canyon and two day trips on the 93-mile Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway. Along the latter Byway are some points of interest (POI) such as the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Ft. Bayard, Pinos Altos to view some old structures built in 1860 and a cook's night out, Gila Hot Springs, etc.
The parking aprons are gravel. Apron widths vary from 15' to 38' wide. RV waste stations, with potable water, are available for a fee in Silver City, NM at Silver City RV Park, 1304 N Bennett St., and Rose Valley RV Ranch, 2040 Memory Lane. Facilities Flush Toilets: No Hot Showers: No Vaults: Yes Wheelchair Friendly Toilets: Yes Public Phone: No Playground: No No. Water Spigots (non-site): 4 No. Threaded: 4 Water Sports Lake: Yes Water Skiing: No Swimming (provided): No Rafting (whitewater): No Sailing: Yes Kayaking (whitewater): No Power Boating: Yes Boat Ramp: Yes Boating (no power): Yes Boat Carry-Down Access: No Comments: Lake Roberts is 72 acres. Power boats are limited to electric motors. Hiking: Less than a 1/4 mile east of campground off State Rt. 35 is the unmarked access (small turnout), at GPS coordinates N33 01.630, W108 08.936, to Spirit Canyon and pictographs. Bushwack in a wash or dry creek about 1/2 mile southwest into a canyon. Look carefully on both left and right for the pictographs. Fishing: Rainbow and brown trout and catfish. Fishing dock available down a path at west end of campground. Gila National Forest 194 Scenic State Rt. 152, Gila National Forest (NM) ` National Forest 195 Kaibab National Forest Arizona The Kaibab National Forest is comprised of 1.5 million acres. It is split into two sections and is located in northern Arizona. It borders the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon National Park. There are nine developed campgrounds of which seven meet the selection criteria. As the most northern of the Arizona's six National Forests, the Kaibab (Pauite for "mountain laying down") National Forest is located north and south of the Grand Canyon National Park. However, the Kaibab National Forest has more to offer than just a convenient location to visit the Grand Canyon. The Forest also offers visitors hiking, fishing, camping, pleasure driving, and access to wondrous and spectacular views of the Grand Canyon. The Kaibab National Forest reaches from Ponderosa pine covered mountains around Williams, Arizona to the Pinon pine and juniper plains of Fredonia, Arizona. Although water is not abundant in the Forest, there are several man-made lakes near Williams which provide water related recreation as well as irrigation and drinking water to the area. The largest of these lakes is Dogtown Lake, named for the prairie dog town now submerged below the lake. The smallest, Cataract Lake, offers some of the best waterfowl viewing. Canoers will enjoy White Horse Lake. Only Kaibab Lake has a wheelchair friendly fishing pier. Fishing is permitted in each lake, primarily Rainbow trout and catfish, and there is an attractive, rustic campground on each shore. Kaibab Lake campground is just off State Route 64, a major route to the Grand Canyon National Park (south rim). The campground is frequently used by people on route to the Park. This campground is also convenient to the many attractions of Williams, such as the Grand Canyon Railroad, a nightly staged gunfight, Historic Route 66, and the Red Garter Bed and Bakery - excellent cinnamon rolls. Some regard the Kaibab National Forest's campgrounds as only overflow facilities for the Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), but the campgrounds have a great deal more to offer. Ten-X campground, located five-miles from the GCNP's southern entrance, offers spacious sites among Ponderosa pine and Gamble oaks. Most sites offer privacy and seclusion and there are some large pull throughs for the biggest rigs. In addition, Ten-X offers interpretive programs, an occasional visit from an elk, frequent glimpses of the ever present Kaibab squirrel, and lots of elbow room. To reach the northern section of the Kaibab National Forest requires a drive through the Painted Desert and Marble Canyon. For those who think deserts are dry, dull places, this drive will be an eye-opening experience. A rainbow of colors can be seen all along the route, changing as daylight progresses into night. This route crosses the Colorado River at Lee Ferry, one of only three bridges that span this river. Watch for the "Chinese hat" formations, colorful Vermillion Cliffs, the rock houses of Rock House Valley and stop at Valley View on State Route 89A for a breathtaking view. ` National Forest 196 The north portion of Kaibab National Forest is an island surrounded by the lower elevation plains. A thousand foot greater elevation provides this end of Kaibab with conditions for a mixed conifer forest dotted with huge alpine meadows. With only 20 percent the number of visitors to the northern GCNP, wildlife abounds in this near pristine area. Here, mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and black bear are often seen. Running down through the Forest are the 44-mile Kaibab Plateau Scenic Drive (State Route 67) and the Arizona Trail. Stretching the entire length of the Forest, this portion of the Arizona Trail crosses the Kaibab Plateau and provides access to amazing views of the Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, Rock House Valley and much more. The Kaibab Plateau Scenic Drive, designed for pleasure driving, stretches along the edge of the Forest and its alpine meadows. The lush green, rolling hills of the meadows might make golfers look for their clubs. Beware, although there are no sand traps on these fairways, the wildlife, hidden in the forest, might make it difficult to "drive- through." Located at the edge of one rolling green meadows is De Motte Park campground. The campground, nestled back in the woods, is a convenient campsite for those who want to enjoy the many trails that crisscross the Forest and Saddle Wilderness. For visitors who prefer a less strenuous activity, the meadow's edge offers wildlife viewing and birdwatching. This campground, only 5.5 miles from the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim Entrance, does fill-up by evening every day. No reservations are accepted.. A newly opened biking and hiking Rainbow Rim Trail offers fantastic, though rarely seen, views of the Grand Canyon. This trail was designed to challenge hikers and mountain bikers as it winds its way along the Kaibab's side of the Canyon's north rim through old-growth Ponderosa pines and out to vista points. A total of 18 miles, this trail links five separate "points" of the rim. The Rainbow Rim Trail can be accessed from the parking lot of these points. Maps and trail conditions are available at the Visitor Center in Jacob Lake. (Note: Remember you are up around the 8500-foot elevation and the days are very warm. Take it slow, bring LOTS of water and enjoy.) The north Kaibab National Forest is located on top of a limestone formation appropriately named the Kaibab Plateau. Over the course of hundreds and hundreds of years, the Plateau has developed various size depressions. One pond-size depression is Jacob Lake. Across from Jacob Lake is the old Ranger's Station. Built in 1910, this simple structure was the home and headquarters for the area's Forest Ranger. A couple miles north of Jacob Lake is a campground by the same name. Each night, during the summer months, visitors from Jacob Lake campground come to the lake to see deer wander in for a drink and enjoy a bedtime snack of tender grass. Jacob Lake campground, located 33 miles north of GCNP, with nice, large sites tucked in among Ponderosa pine, is also becoming a popular place from which to visit the Grand Canyon. Whether visitors come to the Kaibab National Forest for quiet and solitude, the challenge of a trail, to see and admire the robust and diverse wildlife, or visit the Grand Canyon, they find much to enjoy. Come and discover all the Kaibab National Forest can give you. ` National Forest 197 Forest Supervisor's Office 800 South Sixth St. Williams, Arizona 86046 928-635-8200 Ranger District Offices North Kaibab District P.O.B. 248 430 S. Main St. Fredonia, Arizona 86022 928-643-7395 Williams District 742 South Clover Rd. Williams, Arizona 86046 928-635-5600 For the latest information on fees, seasons and much more, visit the U.S. National Forest Campground Guide website at www.forestcamping.com For the latest information on fees, seasons and much more, visit the U.S. National Forest Campground Guide website at www.forestcamping.com ` National Forest 198 Campground Map No. Campground Page 1 Jacob Lake 203 2 De Motte Park 200 3 Ten-X 205 4 Kaibab Lake 204 5 Dogtown Lake 201 6 White Horse 207 ` National Forest 199 Kaibab National Forest Quick Look-Up Table - Campground Locations and Descriptions STATE NEAREST CITY/TOWN CAMPGROUND TOTAL SITES PAGE NO. Arizona Jacob Lake De Motte Park 38 O O O 200 Jacob Lake Jacob Lake 54 O O O 203 Tusayan Ten-X 70 O O O 205 Williams Dogtown Lake 51 O O O 201 Williams Kaibab Lake 72 O O O O 204 Williams White Horse 94 O O O O 207 ` National Forest 200 There are a number of trails linking the Kaibab National Forest with the Grand Canyon. Each trail offers a variety of challenges and rewards. The authors’ favorite was the Rainbow Rim Trail along the North Rim. Contact the Forest Service for more trail information and some recommendations. Kaibab National Forest - Campground Descriptions
Lake Roberts is 72 acres. Power boats are limited to electric motors. Hiking: Less than a 1/4 mile east of campground off State Rt. 35 is the unmarked access (small turnout), at GPS coordinates N33 01.630, W108 08.936, to Spirit Canyon and pictographs. Bushwack in a wash or dry creek about 1/2 mile southwest into a canyon. Look carefully on both left and right for the pictographs. Fishing: Rainbow and brown trout and catfish. Fishing dock available down a path at west end of campground. Gila National Forest 194 Scenic State Rt. 152, Gila National Forest (NM) ` National Forest 195 Kaibab National Forest Arizona The Kaibab National Forest is comprised of 1.5 million acres. It is split into two sections and is located in northern Arizona. It borders the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon National Park. There are nine developed campgrounds of which seven meet the selection criteria. As the most northern of the Arizona's six National Forests, the Kaibab (Pauite for "mountain laying down") National Forest is located north and south of the Grand Canyon National Park. However, the Kaibab National Forest has more to offer than just a convenient location to visit the Grand Canyon. The Forest also offers visitors hiking, fishing, camping, pleasure driving, and access to wondrous and spectacular views of the Grand Canyon. The Kaibab National Forest reaches from Ponderosa pine covered mountains around Williams, Arizona to the Pinon pine and juniper plains of Fredonia, Arizona. Although water is not abundant in the Forest, there are several man-made lakes near Williams which provide water related recreation as well as irrigation and drinking water to the area. The largest of these lakes is Dogtown Lake, named for the prairie dog town now submerged below the lake. The smallest, Cataract Lake, offers some of the best waterfowl viewing. Canoers will enjoy White Horse Lake. Only Kaibab Lake has a wheelchair friendly fishing pier. Fishing is permitted in each lake, primarily Rainbow trout and catfish, and there is an attractive, rustic campground on each shore. Kaibab Lake campground is just off State Route 64, a major route to the Grand Canyon National Park (south rim). The campground is frequently used by people on route to the Park. This campground is also convenient to the many attractions of Williams, such as the Grand Canyon Railroad, a nightly staged gunfight, Historic Route 66, and the Red Garter Bed and Bakery - excellent cinnamon rolls. Some regard the Kaibab National Forest's campgrounds as only overflow facilities for the Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), but the campgrounds have a great deal more to offer. Ten-X campground, located five-miles from the GCNP's southern entrance, offers spacious sites among Ponderosa pine and Gamble oaks. Most sites offer privacy and seclusion and there are some large pull throughs for the biggest rigs. In addition, Ten-X offers interpretive programs, an occasional visit from an elk, frequent glimpses of the ever present Kaibab squirrel, and lots of elbow room. To reach the northern section of the Kaibab National Forest requires a drive through the Painted Desert and Marble Canyon. For those who think deserts are dry, dull places, this drive will be an eye-opening experience. A rainbow of colors can be seen all along the route, changing as daylight progresses into night. This route crosses the Colorado River at Lee Ferry, one of only three bridges that span this river. Watch for the "Chinese hat" formations, colorful Vermillion Cliffs, the rock houses of Rock House Valley and stop at Valley View on State Route 89A for a breathtaking view. ` National Forest 196 The north portion of Kaibab National Forest is an island surrounded by the lower elevation plains. A thousand foot greater elevation provides this end of Kaibab with conditions for a mixed conifer forest dotted with huge alpine meadows. With only 20 percent the number of visitors to the northern GCNP, wildlife abounds in this near pristine area. Here, mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and black bear are often seen. Running down through the Forest are the 44-mile Kaibab Plateau Scenic Drive (State Route 67) and the Arizona Trail. Stretching the entire length of the Forest, this portion of the Arizona Trail crosses the Kaibab Plateau and provides access to amazing views of the Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, Rock House Valley and much more. The Kaibab Plateau Scenic Drive, designed for pleasure driving, stretches along the edge of the Forest and its alpine meadows. The lush green, rolling hills of the meadows might make golfers look for their clubs. Beware, although there are no sand traps on these fairways, the wildlife, hidden in the forest, might make it difficult to "drive- through." Located at the edge of one rolling green meadows is De Motte Park campground. The campground, nestled back in the woods, is a convenient campsite for those who want to enjoy the many trails that crisscross the Forest and Saddle Wilderness. For visitors who prefer a less strenuous activity, the meadow's edge offers wildlife viewing and birdwatching. This campground, only 5.5 miles from the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim Entrance, does fill-up by evening every day. No reservations are accepted.. A newly opened biking and hiking Rainbow Rim Trail offers fantastic, though rarely seen, views of the Grand Canyon. This trail was designed to challenge hikers and mountain bikers as it winds its way along the Kaibab's side of the Canyon's north rim through old-growth Ponderosa pines and out to vista points. A total of 18 miles, this trail links five separate "points" of the rim. The Rainbow Rim Trail can be accessed from the parking lot of these points. Maps and trail conditions are available at the Visitor Center in Jacob Lake. (Note: Remember you are up around the 8500-foot elevation and the days are very warm. Take it slow, bring LOTS of water and enjoy.) The north Kaibab National Forest is located on top of a limestone formation appropriately named the Kaibab Plateau. Over the course of hundreds and hundreds of years, the Plateau has developed various size depressions. One pond-size depression is Jacob Lake. Across from Jacob Lake is the old Ranger's Station. Built in 1910, this simple structure was the home and headquarters for the area's Forest Ranger. A couple miles north of Jacob Lake is a campground by the same name. Each night, during the summer months, visitors from Jacob Lake campground come to the lake to see deer wander in for a drink and enjoy a bedtime snack of tender grass. Jacob Lake campground, located 33 miles north of GCNP, with nice, large sites tucked in among Ponderosa pine, is also becoming a popular place from which to visit the Grand Canyon. Whether visitors come to the Kaibab National Forest for quiet and solitude, the challenge of a trail, to see and admire the robust and diverse wildlife, or visit the Grand Canyon, they find much to enjoy. Come and discover all the Kaibab National Forest can give you. ` National Forest 197 Forest Supervisor's Office 800 South Sixth St. Williams, Arizona 86046 928-635-8200 Ranger District Offices North Kaibab District P.O.B. 248 430 S. Main St. Fredonia, Arizona 86022 928-643-7395 Williams District 742 South Clover Rd. Williams, Arizona 86046 928-635-5600 For the latest information on fees, seasons and much more, visit the U.S. National Forest Campground Guide website at www.forestcamping.com For the latest information on fees, seasons and much more, visit the U.S. National Forest Campground Guide website at www.forestcamping.com ` National Forest 198 Campground Map No. Campground Page 1 Jacob Lake 203 2 De Motte Park 200 3 Ten-X 205 4 Kaibab Lake 204 5 Dogtown Lake 201 6 White Horse 207 ` National Forest 199 Kaibab National Forest Quick Look-Up Table - Campground Locations and Descriptions STATE NEAREST CITY/TOWN CAMPGROUND TOTAL SITES PAGE NO. Arizona Jacob Lake De Motte Park 38 O O O 200 Jacob Lake Jacob Lake 54 O O O 203 Tusayan Ten-X 70 O O O 205 Williams Dogtown Lake 51 O O O 201 Williams Kaibab Lake 72 O O O O 204 Williams White Horse 94 O O O O 207 ` National Forest 200 There are a number of trails linking the Kaibab National Forest with the Grand Canyon. Each trail offers a variety of challenges and rewards. The authors’ favorite was the Rainbow Rim Trail along the North Rim. Contact the Forest Service for more trail information and some recommendations. Kaibab National Forest - Campground Descriptions
Lake Roberts is 72 acres. Power boats are limited to electric motors.
The parking aprons are gravel. Apron widths vary from 15' to 38' wide. RV waste stations, with potable water, are available for a fee in Silver City, NM at Silver City RV Park, 1304 N Bennett St., and Rose Valley RV Ranch, 2040 Memory Lane.
In Mimbres, NM, at the intersection of State Rts. 152 and 35, take State Rt. 35 north 22.5 miles to campground sign. Turn left at sign into campground. Alternative route: Due to numerous tight curves, switchbacks, and steep grades, this route is not recommended for recreational vehicles. In Silver City, NM, at the intersection of US Rt. 180 and State Rt. 15, take Rt. 15 north for 25 miles to a "T" intersection. Turn right at this intersection, onto State Rt. 35, and go 4.8 miles to campground sign. Turn right at sign, into campground.
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Summer brings the warmest conditions and peak lake activity. Daytime temperatures reach 75-90°F, with cool nights in the 40s-50s. Afternoon monsoon thunderstorms roll through occasionally, so most campers plan water activities for mornings. Spring and fall offer milder temps and fewer crowds. Winter drops well below freezing, cold enough to freeze water pipes and dust sites with frost.
Summer days 75–90°F with peak lake activity; good for boating and fishing.
Upper End Campground provides essential amenities such as fire grills, picnic tables, garbage facilities, and restrooms. While the drinking water system is currently shut off due to damage, potable water is generally available via multiple water spigots. The campground does not offer luxury amenities such as flush toilets, hot showers, or playgrounds but ensures a clean and well-maintained environment for campers. According to user reviews, 'The camp sites are great,' and restrooms are 'very clean.'
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