Unit 30 · Carrizozo / Malpais
About this unit
BLM and Lincoln National Forest country around the Carrizozo Malpais lava flow. Chihuahuan Desert grassland and piñon-juniper hills.
- Valley of Fires Recreation Area
- Carrizozo Malpais
Public lands inside this unit
6 found
National ParkParkCarlsbad Caverns National Park
73 sq mi- Wilderness AreaPark
Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Devil's Den Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
McKittrick Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- recreation areaPark
Black River Recreation Area
Trails near Unit 30
12 found
TrailUssery Trail
17.2 miModerate- Trail
Carlsbad Caverns Highway to Carlsbad Caverns National Park
14.7 miEasy - Trail
Permian Reef Trail and Camp Wilderness Ridge Trail
14.5 miDifficult - Trail
North Slaughter Canyon Trail
11.1 miModerate - Trail
La Cueva Canyon Trail
8.0 miModerate - Trail
Rattlesnake Canyon Upper Loop
5.9 miModerate - Trail
Limestone Campground to Visitor Center [CLOSED]
3.2 miEasy - Trail
Ocotillo Hills Nature Trail [CLOSED]
2.0 miEasy - Trail
Brantley Lake [CLOSED]
1.0 miEasy - Trail
Slaughter Canyon Cave Trail
1.0 miModerate - Trail
Sitting Bull Falls Trail
0.7 miEasy - Trail
Dog Canyon Campgrounds Trail
0.7 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 30
12 found
CampgroundBuds Place RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Mile 10 - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Carlsbad KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Carlsbad RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Horseshoe Creek RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Carlsbad BLM Land Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Artesia RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Whites City RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Dark Canyon Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Sunset Reef Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Parks Ranch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Chosa Campground
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 30, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.