Aguirre Spring
A campground at the base of the Organ Mountains in southern New
Mexico. These mountains are quite striking, and you have a good
view of the east side of them from the campground.
This campground is also near the trailheads for two or more hikes.
(It was snowing and foggy when we visited, so we will have to make
a return trip to do the hikes.)
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Campground data:
Maps:
Getting to the campground:
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From Las Cruces, take US 70 east. After you pass the high point on the
road where you are crossing the Organ Mountains, the campground sign and
turnoff will be on your right. This road ends at the campground, so you
cannot get lost.
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The campground:
 | When we visited, we had intended on hiking the trails that take off from
near the campground. However, as you can see, it was foggy and snowy.
As a result, we instead just camped, and then the next day headed off to
the Gila. To the left, you can see (or, more accurately, not see)
the Organ Mountains behind the campground at site 26 where we camped.
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In spite of the weather when we visited, heat would be a real problem in
the summer. However, every site has either a sun shade or trees shading
the tables.
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 | This campground looks like a lovely one to revisit, and we will sometime
when it is not snowing.
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When it is not snowing (most of the time :-), the campground is really
pretty, with views of the Organ mountains and east to White Sands and
the Sacramento mountains.
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Plants we saw in the campground:
Reader comments about this campground:
On Fri Apr 18 13:01:06 2003 Jim Iholts from El Paso Texas said:
I haven't camped at the regular campground but the back country
campground on the loop trail is nice.
On Mon Apr 25 17:33:48 2005 Meredith Rodriguez from El Paso Texas said:
Visited this campground in April 2005. Bathrooms were newly painted
clean stocked with toilet paper and didn't smell that much. The
host couple were continously checking on things and the garbage had
been recently removed from the trash cans. This is a beautiful
place in spring with blooming cactus and birds. Large flat tent
sites were hard to come by so we pitched the tent on the parking
area for the car. This worked out fine except that we could not
stake down the tent. We will return here.
On Mon Mar 5 22:32:06 2007 Devon Cloud from Dallas TX said:
I have been going to Aguirre Spring my whole life (I am an El Paso
native that moved to Dallas five years ago). If you like rock
formations to look at while you are camping, this is the site for
you. The Organ Mountains are among the most gorgeous mountain
ranges I have ever seen, and I have seen alot of them. I go back
every year for at least a couple of days, take about two hundred
pictures, and hike the trails. I like camping in the lower overlflow
camping areas due to how quiet and private those camp sites are.
Three years in a row now I have had a hawk come sit in the tree on
my campsite just to check things out. I have tried to get a picture
each time, but by the time I get to my camera he is gone.
I am going back in about two weeks time this year... I will write
again and let everyone know the conditions. After my stay at Aguirre
Spring I will be going to Iron Creek campground in the Gila.
On Thu Apr 5 22:12:08 2007 Devon T Cloud from Dallas said:
As promised, I am writing to tell you how my trip went. I camped
at Aguirre Springs in the Middle of March this year for three nights.
The Campground was spotless and the bathrooms were clean. I have
been going to this campground since I was a child, and it has never
been this nice before. The Campground was virtually swept away in
1991 due to a tremendous flood that caused a huge land slide. This
storm took out 3/4s of the park, and they did an excellent job of
repairs and all equipment within the sites are in excellent condition.
The pictures on the website really do not do this park justice.
The park is gorgeous and temperatures are always bearable. If you
have never visited this park, you are missing out on one of life's
little treasures. the trails are very well made out and the loop
is perfect for those who may not be use to a huge amount of hiking
and the Baylor Pass trail will give the most experienced hiker a
good workout.
I have hundreds of pictures of this area (For the webmaster or others
that run this website, I am more than willing to send you some of
them if you wish and will give you permission to put them on your
website). This park is too pretty not to have some visible shots
of the mountain views this park has to offer!
On Sat Apr 21 17:56:16 2007 Ripley from Pennsylvania said:
I lived in Mesilla years ago when I was going to NMSU, and never
got a chance to camp here. Finally did in April 2007 when I was
back visiting friends. It's a truly breathtaking spot - the mountain
views are one of a kind, the nearby trails awesome and well-kept,
the night sky inspiring. April's a windy month in southern NM, so
there was that to contend with (nothing awful; no dust storms). The
toilets are fine in terms of cleanliness. Te one drawback: this
spot is close enough to Las Cruces to be a bit of a party/loud
family destination spot. I cut short my stay due to noise (the
campground is essentially a "bowl" at the base of the mountains,
so sound carries). Best campsite, IMHO, is number 24 - a short walk
up the hill, away from the road, and a vista of... everything. If
you can, camp early in the week to avoid the weekend noise-makers.
On Sun Jun 24 15:59:38 2007 Kent Vaughn from El Paso, Texas said:
We stayed here on June 23, 2007. It was a very nice campground. We had never been here before so it was a bit confusing at first. We drove by the host home (about 4miles from camp) and wasn't sure if you paid there or not. (You don't. But it is the ONLY place for water, so you need a 5gal jug to transport). Due to the nature of the winding road, I certainly didn't want to have to turn back around to pay. The next issue was that there were no maps of the campground and it is a bit difficult to "get the lay of the land" so to speak. There is a main center area where there is some larger space, but as noted elsewhere, be careful as this is where the party goers tend to gravitate towards. We also noted the same issue in that many people who were just there for the day were taking up prime tent spaces, but we finally found some nice ones. We were in spots 9/10/11 if I'm remembering, right off the entrance. It was a nice spot due to the large area for tents. (We had two families) The restrooms were very clean and stocked. There are also quite a few of them so most tent spots are a short walk to the restroom. The rocks in the area are great for kids to explore. Our crew had 8 kids and they all had a fantastic time. It was a bit hot (no surprise) due to the time of the year. There were also HUGE wind gusts and night under a totally open sky. (Stake your tent well... you were warned.) All in all a very nice campground.
On Tue Aug 7 00:39:39 2007 Anonymous from ept said:
just visited this place this weekend, sure was beautiful!!!! perfect time to go!!! especially if you live in el paso it is super close! i will defintely be going back! JUST WATCH OUT FOR WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD didnt run over any but bunny's love jumpin out on the street
On Sun Aug 12 17:16:04 2007 rather not say from Las Cruces, N.M. said:
Great spot except for the camp hosts! They are old and very crankey. They call the sheriff out quite often for the dumbest stuff. If you can avoid these two old buzzards you will enjoy the spot.I know this becauce I am an avid hiker of this area and have seen first hand the antics of these two!
On Mon Nov 2 10:16:53 2009 montejano, j from las cruces, nm said:
I am a native Las Crucen that has been living here for over ten years. The view of the Organ mountains still gives me chills, especially when the sun is going down in the west and the full moon is rising in the east behind the Organ's. I recently visited the campground for a hike. Here's a good tip, if you would like to ge ta good work out in, lightly jog through the trail taking a five minute break at the halfway point to enjoy the view. Have fun everyone and remember not to litter.
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