Unit 36 · Catron / Reserve
About this unit
Gila National Forest country around Reserve. Ponderosa pine and piñon-juniper on the Tularosa River drainage.
- Tularosa River
- Gila National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 36
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBig Bonito Loop Trail
17.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertAspen Canyon to Skull Springs Loop
16.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCapitan Peak via Summit Trail
15.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTurkey Canyon, Crest 25, Aspen 35, and Big Bonito 36 Loop
14.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPierce Canyon Trail #61
12.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMonjeau Lookout via Crest Trail
12.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCrest Trail to Turkey Canyon Trail Loop
12.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertArgentine Crest and Bonito Trails
11.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSouth Fork of the Rio Bonito Trail
11.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGrindstone Lake Trail Extended
11.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCrest
11.1 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 36
12 found
Cedar Creek (sam Tobias)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRiverside RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMama Bear RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPine Ridge RV Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThree Rivers Petroglyph Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundUpper Bonito Dispersed Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWestlake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundElk Pines Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGrindstone lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAshley's Tree House
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRob Jaggers Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLincoln National Forest South Fork 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 36, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.