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The trail offers a fascinating glimpse into the geologic and historic foundations of southwest New Mexico. The result of cataclysmic volcanic actions, the area now offers a beautiful picnic spot next to Whitewater Creek, a challenging one-mile trail along the historic 1890’s mining waterway, and a sense of place that creates images of an earlier time.
The Catwalk Recreation Area is a day-use area and is open from sunrise to sunset. A parking fee of $3.00 per vehicle is paid at a self-pay station in the parking lot. Camping is available elsewhere in the Glenwood area.
America the Beautiful – National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Pass
America the Beautiful Annual Pass for 2013
Two types of passes are recognized on the Gila National Forest. The America the Beautiful – National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Pass is the current pass program for public lands. The previous program for Golden Age and Golden Access Passport is also honored by the forest. The types and amounts of benefit discount vary from site to site and depend on the type of pass. There are free passes available for Every Kid Outdoors 4th grade Pass, Interagency Annual Military Pass, and Interagency Access Pass; and fees for an Interagency Senior Pass and Interagency Annual Pass. more
Permits
Camping and Hiking
Permits are not required for hiking or camping on the forest. The forest is open to the public all year except when extreme conditions threaten the forest (i.e., high potential of catastrophic fire, winter snow or extreme bad weather).
Fee Free Days
The Forest Service waives recreation fees at most-day use sites on lands managed by the agency. Participation by concession-operated sites may vary. The 2019 dates are:
January 20, 2020: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17, 2020: President’s Day
June 20, 2020: National Get Outdoors Day
September 19, 2020: National Public Lands Day
November 12-14, 2020: Veterans Day Weekend
