Unit 16C · Gila – Southwest
About this unit
Gila National Forest country west of Silver City. Ponderosa pine and piñon-juniper grading into Sonoran-Chihuahuan desert on the south.
- Gila National Forest
- Burro Mountains
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 16C
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 miTrailLilley Park
Difficulty: Expert24.8 miTrailMeadows Hells Hole Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert24.1 miTrailGila Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert21.5 miTrailJordan Hot Springs Via Little Bear Canyon Trail
Difficulty: Expert13.3 miTrailContinental Divide
Difficulty: Expert12.1 miTrailContinental Divide
Difficulty: Expert9.5 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 16C
8 found
Wall Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWolf Hollow Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 33.4374, -107.9110
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 33.4383, -107.9116
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBell Canyon Pit
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWolf Hollow
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 33.2926, -108.2700
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 33.6945, -108.2431
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 16C, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.