Unit 21A · Caballo Mountains
About this unit
BLM Chihuahuan Desert country east of Caballo Reservoir. Caballo Mountains rise from creosote-mesquite flats with desert grassland on the foothills.
- Caballo Mountains
- Caballo Lake State Park
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 21A
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBlack Range Crest Trail
18.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRabb Park Trail #747
16.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
12.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBlack Range Crest
10.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertHillsboro Peak via Black Range Crest Trail
8.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSawyers Peak via Black Range Crest Trail
6.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSid's Prong
6.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMimbres Lake via Black Range Crest Trail
6.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultContinental Divide
5.9 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 21A
7 found
Railroad Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundUpper Gallinas Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGallinas - Lower
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKingston Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCibola National Forest Luna Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLower Gallinas Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIron Creek 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 21A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.