Unit 16B · Aldo Leopold Wilderness
About this unit
Gila National Forest country in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness east of the Gila River. Mixed conifer and ponderosa pine on the Black Range.
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness
- Black Range
- Gila National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 16B
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - New Mexico Section
Difficulty: Expert1144.3 miTrailMiddle Fork, Trail #730, Trail #29, Prior Creek, Woodland Park, Hells Hole and West Fork Loop
Difficulty: Expert44.7 miTrailMiddle Fork
Difficulty: Moderate39.3 miTrailWest Fork, Trail 12 and Middle Fork Loop
Difficulty: Expert37.6 miTrailWest Fork Trail #151
Difficulty: Expert30.6 miTrailMiddle Fork Gila River Trail #157
Difficulty: Difficult29.3 miTrailWhitewater Trail
Difficulty: Expert27.8 miTrailWest Fork Trail via Grudging Grave
Difficulty: Expert24.9 miTrailLilley Park
Difficulty: Expert24.8 miTrailMeadows Hells Hole Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert24.1 miTrailMogollon Baldy via Crest Trail
Difficulty: Expert23.6 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 16B
12 found
Gila NM Periphery BLM
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLake Roberts
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Upper Scorpion Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRoadside Pullouts and Disperesed Camping along Route 15
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSapillo Dispersed Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBlack Canyon Campground - Upper
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundScorpion - Gila Cliff Dwelllings
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGila Hot Springs Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMesa Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBen Lilly Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWall Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRocky Canyon 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 16B, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.