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
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Trails near Unit 16A
9 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailClayton Mesa Trail
19.6 miDifficult
TrailIron Creek via West Fork Trail
16.4 miDifficult
TrailIron Creek Mesa Trail
15.2 miModerate
TrailThe Catwalk South Fork Trail
12.6 miModerate
TrailSnow Lake via Iron Creek Mesa Trail
11.7 miDifficult
TrailFlying V Trail
10.9 miModerate
TrailMineral Creek Trail
9.1 miModerate
TrailThe Catwalk National Recreation Trail
2.0 miEasy
Campgrounds near Unit 16A
12 found
CampgroundCosmic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundDipping Vat Campground
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CampgroundBen Lilly Campground
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CampgroundAeroplane Mesa Campground
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CampgroundWolf Hollow Campground
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CampgroundSnow Lake
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CampgroundGilita Campground
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CampgroundCosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary
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CampgroundGhost Lake
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CampgroundBell Canyon Pit
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CampgroundElk Cemetary
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CampgroundWolf Hollow
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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 16A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.