Unit 12 · Zuni Mountains
About this unit
Cibola National Forest country in the Zuni Mountains. Ponderosa pine and piñon-juniper plateau west of Grants.
- Zuni Mountains
- Cibola National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
9 found
National ParkParkEl Morro National Monument
- National MonumentPark
El Malpais National Monument
- National MonumentPark
El Morro National Monument
- Wilderness AreaPark
Chain of Craters Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Eagle Peak Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Mesita Blanca Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
West Malpais Wilderness Area
- BLM LandPark
Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway
Trails near Unit 12
9 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Grants to Quemado Scenic Drive [CLOSED]
86.5 miEasy - Trail
Cerro Lobo Via Continental Divide Trail
6.3 miModerate - Trail
El Calderon Loop Trail [CLOSED]
3.8 miEasy - Trail
El Malpais [CLOSED]
2.9 miEasy - Trail
Bandera Crater - Ice Caves [CLOSED]
1.9 miEasy - Trail
Big Tubes Trail [CLOSED]
1.9 miModerate - Trail
El Morro National Monument Loop Trail [CLOSED]
1.8 miModerate - Trail
The Inscription Trail [CLOSED]
0.7 miEasy
Campgrounds near Unit 12
6 found
CampgroundEl Morro RV Park and Cabins
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
4 R's Primitive camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Chain of Craters Hiker Hideout
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Raven Ranch Bunkhouse
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Mujeres Valley Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
West Malpais Wilderness Area
Pricing varies — check with the operator
Species in this unit
Official agency resources
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/licenses-and-permits/
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/applications-and-draw-information/
- GMU map ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/maps/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/harvest-reporting-information/
- Hunter education ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/education/hunter-education/
- Buy a license ↗
https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 12, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.