Unit 17 · Mimbres / Cooke’s Range
About this unit
BLM and Gila National Forest country between the Mimbres Valley and Cooke’s Peak. Chihuahuan Desert grassland rising to oak and piñon-juniper.
- Cooke’s Range
- Mimbres River
- BLM Las Cruces District
Public lands inside this unit
7 found
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaDevil's Backbone Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaDevil's Reach Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaFort Craig Historic Site
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaQuebradas Back Country Byway
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaThe Box Recreation Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaElephant Butte Lake State Park
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 17
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWest Blue Mountain via Apache Kid Trail #43
20.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertGordy's Hill OHV Trail
17.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertNorth and South Baldy Loop
15.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Baldy Trail
13.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertApache Kid
12.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertVick's Peak via Shipman Trail (#50)
12.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Baldy via Copper Canyon
11.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertNorth Baldy Trail
10.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultChupadera Wilderness Trail
9.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCopper Canyon Trail
9.0 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 17
10 found
Western Motel and RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundToms RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMonticello Road Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWater Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHughes Mill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSpringtime Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThe Box Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBear Trap Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLuna Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 33.5802, -107.5266
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 17, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.