Unit 16A · Gila Wilderness – North
About this unit
Gila National Forest country in the north Gila Wilderness. Mixed conifer and ponderosa pine in the Mogollon and Diablo Range with the Gila River headwaters.
- Gila Wilderness
- Mogollon Mountains
- Gila National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 16A
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork
39.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateWest Fork Trail #151
30.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
29.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork Gila River Trail #157
29.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWhitewater Trail
27.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMogollon Baldy via Crest Trail
23.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertClayton Mesa Trail
19.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertIron Creek via West Fork Trail
16.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertIron Creek Mesa Trail
15.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertThe Catwalk South Fork Trail
12.6 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 16A
12 found
Gila NF Dispersed - Cosmic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCosmic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDipping Vat Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBen Lilly Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAeroplane Mesa Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWolf Hollow Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSnow Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGilita Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCottonwood Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWillow Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGwynn Tank 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 16A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.