USFS · Arizona, New Mexico

Coronado National Forest

The Coronado National Forest is a United States National Forest that includes an area of about 1.78 million acres (7,200 km2) spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

National Forest1.8 million acresUSFSAZNM41 campgrounds within 10 mi111 Forest Service sites384 trails
Official page at U.S. Forest Service ↗
2 fires
active
Nogales Piles Rx (prescribed burn) · 37 mi from the center · 101 acres
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Forest
Managed byU.S. Forest Service
StatesArizona, New Mexico
Size1.8 million acres
Forest Service code0305, region 03
Center point31.47° N, 111.25° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 23)

Boundary map

12 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Coronado National Forest40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 1.15 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.07 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.81 inches of precipitationApril: 0.31 inches of precipitationMay: 0.17 inches of precipitationJune: 0.47 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.79 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.35 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.83 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.09 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.89 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.02 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 47.7°F averageFebruary: 49.7°F averageMarch: 54.9°F averageApril: 60.4°F averageMay: 67.6°F averageJune: 77.1°F averageJuly: 80.1°F averageAugust: 78.5°F averageSeptember: 74.1°F averageOctober: 64.5°F averageNovember: 54.7°F averageDecember: 47.2°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Tumacacori NM, 14 miles from the center point at 3,267 feet, station USC00028865 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

39 federal campgrounds sit inside the boundary and 2 more are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

FS · Inside
Bog Springs Campground
First-comeAZ
FS · Inside
Calabasas
Reservable1 site
FS · Inside
Camp Rucker Group Site
Reservable1 site
FS · Inside
Cochise Stronghold Campground
First-comeAZ
FS · Inside
Columbine Corrals Campground
First-come6 sites
FS · Inside
Cunningham Campground
First-comeAZ
FS · Inside
General Hitchcock Campground
First-comeAZ
FS · Inside
Gordon Hirabayashi Campground
First-comeAZ
Show 4 more

29 more within ten miles are not listed here.

Trailheads and sites

Forest Service directory · 111

The Forest Service lists 111 recreation sites in this forest, among them 27 campgrounds, 23 picnic areas, 21 day hikings, 9 group camps. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.

Show all 60

The 60 closest to the center point are listed; 51 more are on the Forest Service site.

Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.

Trails

Every trail on Trailhead Atlas →

The Forest Service trail layer records 384 named trails in this forest, 1,198 miles in all. The 10 longest are listed here.

TrailMiles
Arizona Trail Canelo Hills ↗30.2
Crest ↗25.7
West Divide ↗23.7
East Divide ↗21.6
Casa Blanca ↗19.3
Kentucky Camp ↗16.9
Round the Mountain ↗15
Witch Ridge ↗13
Nuttall ↗12.5
Oracle Ridge ↗12.2

Lengths and allowed uses come from the Forest Service trail layer by way of Trailhead Atlas. This trail list was copied from Trailhead Atlas on November 1, 2026 and is copied again on each weekly run. Trails in plain text have no page there yet.

All 384 trails in Coronado National Forest on Trailhead Atlas ↗

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Prescribed
    Nogales Piles Rx

    37 mi from the center point · 101 acres

  • Prescribed
    Sierra Vista Piles Rx

    44 mi from the center point · 161 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Memorial · 1 mi
Coronado National Memorial
National Historical Park · 1 mi
Tumacácori National Historical Park
National Monument · 2 mi
Chiricahua National Monument
National Historic Site · 4 mi
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
National Park · 5 mi
Saguaro National Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 238 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Arizona

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Coronado National Forest?

1.8 million acres.

Source: Forest Service boundary data

Who manages Coronado National Forest?

The U.S. Forest Service.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

What state is Coronado National Forest in?

The boundary crosses Arizona and New Mexico.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Coronado National Forest?

Dispersed camping is allowed on most national forest land outside developed sites. Check the forest page for closures. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Coronado National Forest?

A point inside the boundary is at 31.472° N, 111.251° W. Coronado National Memorial is 1 mile away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

Is there a fire near Coronado National Forest right now?

2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Nogales Piles Rx at 37 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Which national parks are near Coronado National Forest?

Coronado National Memorial (1 mi), Tumacácori National Historical Park (1 mi) and Chiricahua National Monument (2 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Coronado National Forest?

The National Register has 238 listings within 15 miles, including Tumacacori Museum and Guevavi Mission Ruins.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Description: Coronado National Forest on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
  • Trails: the Trailhead Atlas open-data file of Forest Service trails, matched by forest code.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.