Unit 18 · Animas / Peloncillo
About this unit
BLM and Coronado National Forest borderland in the Bootheel. Animas and Peloncillo Mountains rise as Madrean sky-islands above Chihuahuan Desert grassland.
- Peloncillo Mountains
- Animas Mountains
- Coronado National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
19 found
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
2 sq miParkNational MonumentAntelope Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCarrizozo Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaJohnson (Gordy's) Hill
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaJornada del Muerto Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLittle Black Peak Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPresilla Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaQuebradas Back Country Byway
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaSierra de las Canas Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaSocorro Nature Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaStallion Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaValley of Fires
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaVeranito Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaSevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
357 sq miParkwildlife refugeBosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
90 sq miParkwildlife refugeEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Parkother
Trails near Unit 18
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - New Mexico Section
Difficulty: Expert1144.3 miTrailQuebradas Back Country OHV Route
Difficulty: Expert24.9 miTrailGordy's Hill OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert17.7 miTrailBig Bonito Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert17.2 miTrailAspen Canyon to Skull Springs Loop
Difficulty: Expert16.0 miTrailTurkey Canyon, Crest 25, Aspen 35, and Big Bonito 36 Loop
Difficulty: Expert14.8 miTrailCrest Trail to Turkey Canyon Trail Loop
Difficulty: Expert12.3 miTrailArgentine Crest and Bonito Trails
Difficulty: Difficult11.5 miTrailSouth Fork of the Rio Bonito Trail
Difficulty: Difficult11.4 miTrailCrest
Difficulty: Expert11.1 miTrailThree Rivers Trail
Difficulty: Expert11.0 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 18
11 found
San Antonio Riverine Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundChupadero Mountainview RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSands Motel & RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundToms RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKiva RV Park & Horse Motel
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSky City RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSan Antonio Bosque Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMountain Springs Ranch RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMountain Springs Ranch
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Valley Of Fires Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThree Rivers Campground
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 18, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.