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
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork, Trail #730, Trail #29, Prior Creek, Woodland Park, Hells Hole and West Fork Loop
44.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork
39.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateWest Fork, Trail 12 and Middle Fork Loop
37.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWest Fork Trail #151
30.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLilley Park
24.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMeadows Hells Hole Loop Trail
24.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertGila Loop Trail
21.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertJordan Hot Springs Via Little Bear Canyon Trail
13.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
12.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 16C
7 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 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 09/06/2026.