🥾 Hiking on public land in New Mexico

215 public places in New Mexico are listed for hiking (154 state & public land, 27 wildlife management areas, 20 national parks, 11 state parks, 3 national forests). 0 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🏞️ Carlsbad Caverns National Park$15/person (3 days)
🏞️ White Sands National Park$25/vehicle (7 days)
🏞️ Abó Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Aden Lava Flow WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ah-shi-sle-pah Road Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alamo Hueco Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Aldo Leopold WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Antelope Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Apache Box Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Apache Kid WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Armenta Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Aztec Ruins National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ B Square RanchUnknown — check official site
🗺️ B Square RanchUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Bandelier National MonumentFee charged — check official site
🗺️ Bandelier WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bear Creek Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beechatuda Tongue Geology AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Bernardo Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Betonnie Tsosie Fossil AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Hatchet Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bisti/De-Na-Zin WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Bitter Lake National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blue Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blue Range WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bluewater Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bohannon Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bohanon Canyon Complex Fossil AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Bosque del Apache National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Broad Canyon WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bunk Robinson Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cabezon Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cabresto Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Canyons Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Capitan Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Capulin Volcano National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Carlsbad Caverns National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carlsbad Caverns WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carrizozo Lava Flow Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carson Fossil Pocket Fossil AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Carson National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cebolla WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Cereza Canyon Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cerrillos Hills State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cerro del Yuta WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Chaco Culture National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chain of Craters Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chama River Canyon WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chamisa Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Charette Lakes Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chupadera WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌲 Cibola National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cinder Cone WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Colin Neblett State Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Columbine-Hondo WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Conchas Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Continental Divide Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cookes Range Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cowboy Spring Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cruces Basin WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Culp Canyon Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cutter Reservoir Public Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Decker Spring Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Devils Backbone Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Devils Den Canyon Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Devils Reach Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ditch Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dome WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Double E Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Doña Ana Mountains Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dunes OHV AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dzil'na'oodlii (Huerfano Mesa) Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Peak Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Potrillo Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ El Malpais National Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ El Malpais National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ El Malpais Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ El Morro National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🌳 Elephant Butte Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk Springs Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🦆 Elliott Barker State Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Empedrado Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Ensenada Mesa Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fenton Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Florida Mountains Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Florida Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Fort Union National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fossil Forest Research Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gallegos (River Tracts)Unknown — check official site
🏞️ Gila Cliff Dwellings National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gila WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glade Run Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gobernador Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gobernador Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Gonzales Mesa Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Gran Quivira Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gray Peak Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Grulla National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Guadalupe Canyon Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Halfway House Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🦆 Heart Bar Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hell Hole Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hogback Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horse Mountain Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horse Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hoverrocker Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Well WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jemez National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jornada Experimental RangeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jornada del Muerto Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kiffen Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kutz Wash Reach Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ La Fragua Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ La Jara Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ La Jara Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ La Jara Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 La Joya Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ La Leña Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ La Plata #10 (River Tracts)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ Largo Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Las Vegas National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Latir Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Black Peak Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little San Pascual WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower San Francisco Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lybrook Fossil AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manzano Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manzano Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mathers Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Maxwell National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McDermott Wash Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McKittrick Canyon Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Mesilla Valley Bosque State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mesita Blanca Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Middle Mesa Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Riley WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mudgetts Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Navajo Dam Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Navajo Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Road Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ OFF TRAIL TRAVEL PROHIBITEDUnknown — check official site
🌳 Oilver Lee Memorial State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ojito WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ojito Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Organ Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pecos National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Pecos River Complex Wildlife Management AreasUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pecos WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pelona Mountain Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Petroglyph National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Philmont Scout RanchUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pinon Mesa Fossil AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pinon Mesa Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Potrillo Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Prehistoric Trackways National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Presilla Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pump Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Randall Davey Audubon Center & SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🦆 Rattlesnake Canyon Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Red Rock Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rio Chama Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Rio Chama Wildlife & Fishing AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rio Grande del Norte National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rio San Antonio WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 River Ranch Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robledo Mountains Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robledo Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Rockhound State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sabinoso WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sacramento Escarpment Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Salinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Salt Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 San Andres National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ San Luis Valley Field OfficeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ San Pedro Parks WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sandia Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌲 Santa Fe National ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Santa Rosa Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Sevilleta National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sierra Ladrones Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sierra de las Cañas Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sierra de las Uvas WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Simon Canyon Riparian AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Socorro-Escondida Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stallion Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tapia Canyon Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thomas Canyon Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Torreon Fossil Fauna East Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Torreon Fossil Fauna West Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ute Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Valle de Oro National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Valles Caldera National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Veranito Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Water Canyon Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Malpais WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wheeler Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ White Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ White Sands National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whitehorn WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whitmire Canyon Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Withington WildernessUnknown — check official site

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