Trail · Southwest NM
Aden Lava Flow Wilderness
Characterized by basalt flows, volcanic craters, and coppice sand dunes.
Hiking, mountain-bike, and equestrian trails across New Mexico — with difficulty, allowed uses, hazards, land manager, and cultural-protocol guidance.
Characterized by basalt flows, volcanic craters, and coppice sand dunes.
Located 20 miles southwest of Las Cruces in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Highly eroded volcanic mountains, mesas, and canyons in southwestern New Mexico.
The namesake Apache Box is a deep narrow canyon carved by Apache Creek with cliffs rising 600 feet.
On the Silver City district adjacent to NM Hwy 15; an arrastra was a primitive ore crusher used in old mining operations.
In southwestern New Mexico; Big Hatchet Peak is the highest mountain in the vicinity.
Dominated by a volcanic fault block mountain named Black Mountain.
A secluded wilderness sheltering hidden water pools, flat-topped mountains and ancient cultural sites.
Sagebrush flats and pinyon-covered sandstone hills; under consideration for addition to the Cebolla Wilderness.
Casamero Pueblo was occupied by the Chacoan Anasazi between A.D. 1000 and 1125, an example of a Chacoan outlier.
A small Chacoan Outlier set against the red sandstone cliffs of Tecolote (Owl) Mesa.
Trailhead for the Catwalk National Recreation Trail #207 / Whitewater Trail #207 near Glenwood.
A 61,600-acre wilderness of sandstone mesas, canyons, and grassy valleys.
A southeast-trending ridge with scattered peaks and rolling hills in southwestern New Mexico.
A 33-mile backcountry byway in El Malpais National Conservation Area and National Monument.
A line of more than 25 cinder cones within the El Malpais National Conservation Area.
Part of the Greater Potrillo Mountains Complex, about 30 miles southwest of Las Cruces.
The landmark of this area is Pelona Mountain, rising to 9,212 feet in west-central New Mexico.
In southern New Mexico about 60 miles from Las Cruces.
On County Road B-054 (Bursum Rd.) to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail in the Gila.
Rugged canyons and rough hill country covered by juniper, mixed mountain shrubs, and grasses.
Access to the Fort Bayard Trail System (Dragonfly #720, Servis Corrals #725, Old Highway 260 #260, Crosscountry Course #722).
Over four miles of easy hiking trails at the foot of the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces.
In western New Mexico, characterized by rolling topography broken by sandstone and basalt mesas and canyons.
Chihuahuan Desert grassland and yucca make up the majority of the plant cover in the area.
Established in 1987 to protect the geological, archaeological, and cultural resources of the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field.
Several independent tracts under consideration for Wilderness designation within the El Malpais area.
In southern New Mexico about 10 miles southeast of Deming.
Established in 1854, one of the largest and most important frontier forts in the West.
A true oasis in the desert, 20 miles north of Lordsburg, with year-round fishing and camping.
The Gila River has cut a five-mile-long steep-walled canyon 600 feet deep, creating the Lower Box.
On the upper loop of Forest Road 193, about 5 miles from State Highway 547 (Mount Taylor area).
In southwestern New Mexico about 40 miles from Lordsburg.
In the southwestern part of New Mexico about 30 miles east of Douglas, AZ.
Rising to 9,450 feet above the grassy plains of San Agustin in west-central New Mexico.
A 22-acre area remaining after the adjacent Arizona portion was released from wilderness review in 1990.
Almost entirely lava flows characterized by lava tubes, sink holes, and pressure ridges.
A maar volcanic crater designated a National Natural Landmark in 1975.
An archeological rock shelter at the foot of the Organ Mountains outside Las Cruces, New Mexico.
A preserved silver-mining ghost town founded in 1878.
Just outside Silver City, a pleasant picnic and trail day-use area for groups and families.
Rolling grasslands broken by isolated sandstone and basalt mesas, with the Red Hill Cinder Cone.
Western lower end of Mineral Creek Trail #201 in the Gila.
In southern New Mexico approximately 30 miles southwest of Las Cruces.
Located in south-central New Mexico on the eastern edge of Las Cruces.
Protects prehistoric, historic, geologic, and biologic resources across four areas near Las Cruces.
In southwestern New Mexico, contiguous with the Peloncillo Wilderness in Arizona.
On the eastern edge of Las Cruces; the Peña Blanca rock shelters are the site of the earliest known cultivated corn in the U.S.
Known for dramatic, colorful topography featuring lava, colorful mesas, and sandstone cliffs.
A 4,959-foot volcanic mountain northwest of Las Cruces with mountain biking, hiking, and equestrian trails.
The large basalt outcropping known as Point of Rocks is among the landmarks that travelers depended on to keep their bearings as they made their way through the desert.
In southern New Mexico approximately 30 miles southwest of Las Cruces in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Preserves one of the world's most significant Early Permian megatracksites in the Robledo Mountains.
In the south-central portion of New Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert.
In the south-central portion of New Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert.
A 29-mile National Recreation Trail along the western flank of the Organ Mountains and eastern Franklin Mountains.
Trailhead at Snow Lake for Snow Lake Trail #142 in the Gila.
At the juncture of Bar Canyon and Soledad Canyon in the western foothills of the Organ Mountains.
Just east of the entrance to McGaffey Campground in the Zuni Mountains.
A small, hump-backed mountain rising above the East Mesa to an elevation of 4,928 feet.
Historic cabin along the Walk In The Past Interpretive Trail #616.
Accessed from Forest Road 453 in the Mount Taylor area.
A landscape of volcanic lava flows, mostly flat, encompassing three main ecotypes.