Can you reserve a site at Wofford Lookout?

No. Wofford Lookout is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Wofford Lookout

Facility · New Mexico ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Lincoln National Forest (NF) · Open Access

9,144 ft
Elevation

Wofford lookout has a seven foot square Aermotor MC-39 steel cab that sits on an eighty foot high tower. It was erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933. At the base of the tower sits the observer’s cabin which is a wood framed structure also built in 1933 by the CCC. The cabin measures 12’ X 16’ and has a gable roof, and narrow wood slats for siding. The storage shed, constructed in 1937 measures 7’ X 10’ and is also a wood frame structure. Both the cabin and shed were restored in 2012 in preparation for use as a cabin rental which is soon to open for public use.

Access to the tower site is by foot traffic only with access to the tower itself being closed to the public.

Getting there

32.99362, -105.70829 · 32°59'37.0"N 105°42'29.8"W

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Typical weather

Typically 74°F in Jun, down to 42°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	42	45	51	58	66	74	72	71	67	60	51	43
Low °F	19	22	26	31	38	45	48	47	42	34	26	19
Precip in	1.6	1.7	1.4	0.8	1.2	2.2	5.5	5.0	3.2	2.1	1.4	2.1

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3.1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Wofford Lookout

Can you reserve a site at Wofford Lookout?: No. Wofford Lookout is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Wofford Lookout

Silver (NM) 1.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Saddle (NM) 1.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
Lower Fir Group Area 1.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
Apache (NM) 2.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Pines Campground 2.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
Upper Fir Group Area 2.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
Silver Overflow Campground 1.5 mi · Campground
Silver Campground and Amphitheater 1.7 mi · Campground
Upper Fir Group Campground 2.1 mi · Campground
Lower Fir Group Campground 2.2 mi · Campground
Trestle Vista Observation Site - south 3.1 mi · Facility
Sleepy Grass Campground 3.6 mi · Campground

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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