Unit 14 · Datil / Magdalena
About this unit
Cibola National Forest country in the Datil and Magdalena Mountains. Ponderosa pine and mixed conifer with the Magdalena Baldy on the crest.
- Magdalena Mountains
- Datil Mountains
- Cibola National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
4 found
Trails near Unit 14
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSandia Crest Trail
27.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertManzano Crest
22.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertManzano Crest Trail
20.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Crest, Faulty, Cienega and CCC Trail Loop
17.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Sandia Peak via Cienega (#148), Faulty (#195), Bart's (#225), and South Crest Trails (#130)
16.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCapilla Peak and Osha Peak Loop
16.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBosque Trail
15.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasySalas Trail #184 and Trigo Trail Loop
15.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCrest
14.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Crest Trail
13.6 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 14
12 found
Leisure Mountain RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRoute 66 RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAmerican RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKirtland AFB FamCamp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPlateau Hame de Colquhoun
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Camping off FS 542
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBosque Dispersed Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIsleta Lakes & RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Capilla Peak Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHidden Valley Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTurquoise Trail Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundManzanita Mountains Recreation Zone
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in New Mexico
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
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 14, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.