About this place
Blue Crossing sits near the river at 6200 feet, in the Blue River Valley. It is quiet.
The camping is rustic and well off the beaten path. It makes a handy base for exploring the Blue Range Primitive Area, which people reach from the Tutt Creek Trailhead.
There are 4 campsites. Two have Adirondack shelters. Those are three-sided wooden shelters, open on the fourth side.
Trailers have to be 16 feet or shorter. You can stay 14 days.
There is a vault toilet and no drinking water.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Stay limit
- 14 days
- Drinking water
- No, bring your own
- Toilet
- Yes
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Rules and restrictions
- Nobody collects trash here. Everything you bring in has to come out with you again.
- Quiet hours start at 10:00 pm.
- You can camp here for 14 days.
- There is no drinking water here. Bring all you need.
Getting there
From Alpine, go east on US 180 for 3.2 miles to the Blue River Road, Forest Road 281, across from Luna Lake. Turn right and go south 19 miles to Forest Road 567, Red Hill Road. Turn right and cross the river. The campground entrance is straight away on the right.
Coordinates 33.629406, -109.097042
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Escudilla Mountain Directions
- Big Lake Directions
- Mount Baldy Directions
- Sunrise Park Resort Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Rancho Grande, NM Directions
- Eagar, AZ Directions
Eagar is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Why the drive to town is usually twice what the map says — what we found measuring every campsite in this guide.
When it’s time to move on
You can camp here for 14 days. After that you have to move on. This is Forest Service land, and each forest sets its own rule for how far you have to go, so check before you travel.
The nearest other free campsite in this guide is Gabaldon Horse Camp, Arizona — 31 miles in a straight line, but a 49 mile drive. Five more sit closer than 25 miles, if the rule here allows them.
This guide covers five states and does not list every free campsite, so there may be something closer that we do not hold. Check this site’s own rule before you rely on it.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.