Unit 15 · San Mateo / Withington
About this unit
Cibola National Forest sky-island country in the San Mateo Mountains. Withington Wilderness and Apache Kid Wilderness anchor the unit.
- Withington Wilderness
- Apache Kid Wilderness
- San Mateo Mountains
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 15
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
29.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDry Blue Trail
4.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyMangas Spur
3.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateDillion Mountain
3.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSpur Ranch
3.2 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateTop Tank Trail
3.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateFishing Trail
2.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasyMail Trail
2.8 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateElc Ts.
2.8 miTrailDifficulty: EasyBlanco
2.7 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 15
12 found
Head Of The Ditch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Caso
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCove - Quemado Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLuna Rodeo Grounds Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundValle Tio Vinces Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Pinon - Quemado Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCove Day Use Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundArmijo Springs Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPiñon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Caso I-IV Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Caso Throwdown Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Caso V Campground
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 15, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.