Aguirre Spring Campground

A gem with good sites and bathrooms. View is amazing even at night. Getting up the steep narrow road can be an issue for anything more than a small trailer. Sites are great with gazebo, firepit & grill. Sites are unlevel gravel. Best suited for small campers or tents. Verizon signal weak but boosted to 3 bars with Weboost antenna & booster.

Stayed here after a day at White Sands National Park since they do not allow overnight RV camping. The roads are winding and steep with a very long one-way loop that goes around the campground. The sites are very uneven and backing in, hitching and unhitching were very problematic. Although the views were incredible and I had intended to stay 2 nights, I got in at dusk and left first thing the next morning. Cell service was decent.

We found the Aquirre Spring campground several years ago but could only stay overnight. We didn't have time to explore. The following year we tried to stop there again but after the 6 mile drive to the gate we found it locked. It was just a little after 6 pm. When we tried the following year the gate was again locked - this time it was just after 5 pm. We wanted to stay again this year but could find nothing on your website, BLM website, or Aquirre Springs website. A google search found reviews from several years ago with gate closure ranges of 6 pm to 10 pm. Since we arrived at the main entrance on route 70 at 5:57 we didn't even try to stay there. A call earlier in the day to BLM office was never returned.

Wonderful scenic views as other reviewers have said. Steep winding road on asphalt in very good condition. When you get to the pay station there is a sign saying keep to the right, but it is pointing to the roadway on the left. Indeed there are many vacant campsites down that road, but after you select a site and head back to the pay station you will have to follow the 6 mile loop. Ridiculous! None of the sites are even close to being level. Gathering of firewood, even if there was any to gather which there isn't as this is desert, is prohibited. I decided to not stay there. Warning - there are quite a few cattle grates in this area. Traversing them at anything more than a snail's pace, literally, will shake your rig to pieces. You've been warned.

They recommend that trailers no longer than 23 ft use this park and we can obviously see why. You switchback up the mountain for about 5-10 minutes, half of which on a one way, narrow road (with tire shredding spikes if you try to turn around). You pay at the top, but water is at the bottom. The bathrooms are simple composting toilets, no running water. There are a lot of trash cans around. The sites are set up mostly on a loop. Some of them wouldn’t support a longer trailer and some seem geared for tents only. As far as I can tell there is no formal reservation system, so you just have to take the chance that its not full. But the drive, if your vehicle(s) can manage it, is worth the risk!

You are at the top of the mountains, in a bowl. There are stunning views in every direction. The sunrises and sunsets are incredible. There is at least one hike at the top (probably more but we just saw the one trailhead.)

AT&T service was fine. It was quiet most nights but our first night there some people where partying until late.

Wow what a great place and amazing views. Very tough road to get to the campground but still easy to get to go. No big rig can get here

NEVER GO HERE ON A FRIDAY SATURDAY OR SUNDAY because of the locals who come and enjoy the park. They fill up the campsites and then leave at in the evening. So go here when the locals are busy at work.

We stayed on a Sunday and it was packed at 2 and nearly empty by 8.

This campground blew my socks off. Still my favorite stop throughout our month of traveling the country. The road there is long and winding and not built for long trailers, but we had no problem in our van. Even though it’s a climb, the whole thing is paved and not that scary if you’re driving slowly. We arrived on a Saturday night in March and it was busy but I’d say a good third of the sites were still available. Some sites are more level than others. If you get a really good spot like we did, the picnic table pavillion at your campsite is built into a rocky ledge with a totally unobstructed view of the mountains. Seriously, I was giddy when we pulled in at how beautiful it was. There are several vault toilets scattered throughout the park, clean enough, but some were out of toilet paper. There were lots of large groups partying, playing music, children running around. It was the weekend so I’m not mad, though it did extend late into the night, well past quiet hours. We had only planned on staying 1 night but the view was so incredible we decided we had to stay for another. We did the Pine Loop Trail, it’s four miles of hiking up and down the Organ Mountains. We’re new to hiking so it was challenging but super scenic, took us 3 hours. The trail is not as clearly marked when you get really deep into the forest and we got lost for a small stretch. But we finished it! It’s my understanding that this is BLM land, but there was a nightly rate of $7. However, there is a discount for National Park Pass holders, so we got half off.

So, as others have said, getting here is a bit difficult (scroll down and read Bill&Joy's really helpful review), but it was worth the effort. We navigated the road ok with our 25 foot trailer and 19 foot truck. Finding any campsite that was anywhere near level was not ever going to happen...but with 3 legos, we are sort of level. Site 25 fit us without having to unhook. 5 stars if the sites were level. The camp host did not come out of his trailer and talked to us hidden from his window. But he did tell us it wasn't very busy up in the campground. We feel lucky we got here early or we probably wouldn't have been able to find a site. The hiking is fantastic.