Trail · Southeast NM
Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area
In southern New Mexico, contiguous with the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness in Texas.
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In southern New Mexico, contiguous with the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness in Texas.
One of the world's great cave systems beneath the Chihuahuan Desert. Hike the steep Natural Entrance Trail or take the elevator to the Big Room Trail; timed-entry reservations are required to enter the cave.
One of the most recent lava flows in the continental United States, dating back about 1,500 years.
A group-use picnic shelter at Cedar Creek (up to 40 people), day-use only, reservable via Recreation.gov.
Gently rolling hills and steep mountain slopes dissected by numerous canyons and arroyos.
About 40 miles southwest of Carlsbad, contiguous with the Guadalupe Escarpment WSA.
Protects nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, and cave resources.
Over 55,000 acres of rolling stabilized dune lands and cliffs, open for intensive use of motorcycles, sand dune buggies and other OHVs. Stay limit: 7 Days.
1,920 acres of OHV trails on bare rock and sandy washes overlooking the Pecos River; single track ideal for mountain biking.
Perched on the breaks overlooking the Pecos River, 1,920 acres of OHV trails on bare rock and sandy washes for all skill levels. Single track trails are ideal for mountain biking. Stay limit: 14 Days.
A three-acre freshwater pond stocked with fish by NM Game and Fish, providing habitat for wildlife.
Stark landscape transitions from Chihuahuan Desert shrubs to sheer limestone cliffs.
On the edge of the Great Plains at the northern end of a belt of sand dunes stabilized by shinnery oak.
Over 606,000 acres of withdrawn public lands on the west side of Otero Mesa, jointly managed by the BLM and the U.S. Army. Open to the public only when authorized by the Army through a Fort Bliss Training Complex Recreational Access Permit; closed during training exercises.
Over 606,000 acres of withdrawn public lands on the west side of Otero Mesa, jointly managed by BLM and the U.S. Army.
About 40 miles southwest of Carlsbad, contiguous with the Guadalupe Escarpment WSA.
Shinnery oak dune country east of Roswell offering open OHV riding.
In southern New Mexico about 30 miles southwest of Carlsbad.
6,000 acres with access to the Pecos River and the surrounding Red Bluff Reservoir.
Primarily mesquite coppice dunes with over 100 miles of user-developed trails. Utilized for organized motorcycle races; cross-country travel allowed.
An easy-to-moderate 2.5-mile loop running up the river to the Petroglyph Rock.
From the bordor of the Mescalero Reservation downstream to Friedenbloom Drive Special Trout Water designation: X-mas chile. Regulations: 2 trout any length, any legal bait and tackle.
The Three Rivers Petroglyphs are outstanding examples of prehistoric Jornada Mogollon rock art. A basaltic ridge contains over 21,000 petroglyphs. A rugged 0.5-mile Petroglyph Trail links many of the most interesting glyphs, and a short Village Trail leads to a partially excavated prehistoric village.
Outstanding examples of prehistoric Jornada Mogollon rock art on a basaltic ridge above the Three Rivers Valley.
The world's largest gypsum dunefield — 275 square miles of glistening white sand in the Tularosa Basin. Hike the Alkali Flat or Dune Life Nature trails; the park periodically closes for White Sands Missile Range operations.