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
5 found
Trails near Unit 17
10 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Gordy's Hill OHV Trail
17.7 miModerate - Trail
North and South Baldy Loop
15.7 miDifficult - Trail
South Baldy Trail
13.4 miDifficult - Trail
South Baldy via Copper Canyon
11.0 miDifficult - Trail
Chupadera Wilderness Trail
9.3 miModerate - Trail
Lost Trails
9.0 miDifficult - Trail
Corn Canyon Loop
7.2 miDifficult - Trail
Vick’s Peak and San Mateo Mountain Loop
5.6 miDifficult - Trail
Marsh Overlook Trail
2.5 miEasy
Campgrounds near Unit 17
7 found
CampgroundWestern Motel and RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Toms RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Monticello Road Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Water Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Hughes Mill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Springtime Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
The Box Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operator
Species in this unit
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 05/23/2026.