Unit 21B · Fra Cristobal / Engle
About this unit
BLM and private Chihuahuan Desert grassland in the Engle Basin. Fra Cristobal Mountains rise on the west side of the Jornada del Muerto.
- Fra Cristobal Mountains
- Jornada del Muerto
Public lands inside this unit
25 found
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail
ParkNational ParkAntelope Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBroad Canyon Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaButterfield Overland National Historic Trail
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCaballo Lake State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCaballo Reservoir
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCooke's Range Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaDevil's Backbone Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaElephant Butte Lake State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaElephant Butte Reservoir
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaFort Craig Historic Site
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaJornada del Muerto Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLake Valley Back Country Byway
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLake Valley Historic Townsite
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLeasburg Dam State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLeasburg Diversion Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMesilla Valley Bosque State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPercha Dam State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPercha Diversion Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPicacho Peak Recreation Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPrehistoric Trackways National Monument
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaRobledo Mountains OHV Trail System
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaRobledo Mountains Wilderness Area
ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Trails near Unit 21B
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: ExpertBlack Range Crest Trail
18.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFaulkner Canyon Loop
13.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertApache Kid
12.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertVick's Peak via Shipman Trail (#50)
12.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
12.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBroad Canyon
9.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultContinental Divide
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertChupadera Wilderness Trail
9.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultLost Trails
9.0 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 21B
12 found
Lakeside RV Park Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEnchanted View RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWagon Wheel RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRailroad Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundUpper Gallinas Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRiverbend Hot Springs
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRidge Road - Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKingston Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLeasburg Dam State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground81 Palms Senior RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCibola National Forest Luna Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRJ RV Park
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 21B, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.