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Several shelters, tables and fire rings are located here as well as a vault toilet. All sites are dry and on a first come/first served basis. The access road off of US 380 is graveled. There are no fees for camping in this area.
Directions From the intersection of NM 246 and US 380 in Capitan, NM, drive east on US 380 for 4.3 miles to NM 220, which will be on the right. From the west end of Lincoln, NM, drive west 7.75 miles to NM 220, which will be on the left. Drive south 0.9 for miles to the Rob Jaggers Campground, where maps and an information kiosk are available. Historic Fort Stanton is approximately 1.5 miles further south on NM 220. On the grounds of Fort Stanton, the State of New Mexico operates a museum with information about the Fort and the Fort Stanton - Snowy River Cave NCA.
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Really cool place to visit if you have the whole day put aside. It's a little bit of a drive but worth it, the historical sites are in very good shape and there is a lot of room for exploration. You can go inside of many of the old buildings, though they vary from abandoned to having period appropriate furnishing; which also varies because the Fort was has been in use since 1855). Since it is such an open exhibit, please be kind to the old buildings, the staff works very hard to keep everything in good shape.
Great out of the way frontier fort used through the 1900’s as a POW camp and TB ward. There are many haunted stories of the site which are interesting to research. Love walking the grounds during the day, the staff keep it well maintained and it good bird watching to
