Unit 16D · Gila Cliff Dwellings
About this unit
Gila National Forest country around Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and the West Fork of the Gila River. Ponderosa pine canyons and mixed conifer ridges.
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Gila River
- Gila National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 16D
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
29.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDivide
2.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateDivide
2.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyWilson Canyon
2.2 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateDivide
2.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyDivide
2.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyWilson Canyon
2.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateDivide
1.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyNegrito
1.5 miTrailDifficulty: EasyFrisco Box
1.5 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 16D
5 found
Apache Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGwynn Tank Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouth Fork Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGhost Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundElk Cemetary
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 16D, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.