Reserve, located in the heart of the Gila National Forest, is an isolated rural ranching village in the largest county (Catron) in the state. The Gila Wilderness (est. 1924) is the oldest wilderness area in the U. S. with over a half million acres of wild, rugged mountains. With three national forests on all sides (Gila, Apache, Cibola), Reserve is a natural gateway by Forest Service roads for hikers, bird-watchers, photographers, hunters, and campers.

Apache Creek Village, Aragon (Spanish settlement with about twenty ranch and farm homes), Cruzville, Lower San Francisco Plaza (ranches, barns and log corrals line the San Francisco river), Tularosa River

The Catwalk (Glenwood), Frisco Hot Springs, Gila National Forest, Mogollon (Ghost Town)

Hotels and Motels: 2; Bed and Breakfasts: 1; Total Rooms: 44

The airport is surrounded by the Saliz Mountains. There's also a dirt landing strip on a mesa near Glenwood (39 miles SW of Reserve).

Henry Martinez, Film Liaison

575-533-6488; henryscorner@yahoo.com

Catron County Chamber of Commerce:

575-533-6116; 575-533-6968

Web: www.catroncounty.org

E-mail: jag@artegiron.com