Gila National Forest · New Mexico
Overview Pinon Campground is a mix of first come, first served campsites and reservable group sites. The campground is located across from Juniper Campground and is less than 2 miles from Quemado Lake. For more information, you can visit our website: Gila National Forest : Recreation Group - Quemado Lake Recreation Area Recreation Recreational opportunities include fishing and boating on Quemado Lake, hiking forest and lakeside trails, and RV and tent camping.
Sites at Pinon Campground (Quemado Lake) are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 25 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Tent only, RV, Group, Shelter |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Pinon Campground (Quemado Lake) around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Juniper Campground (Quemado Lake) | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Little Walnut (Group Picnic Sites) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gomez Peak (Group Picnic Site) | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Pinon Campground (Quemado Lake); cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.