Unit 45 · Las Vegas plains
About this unit
High plains and piñon-juniper foothill country east of Las Vegas, NM. Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge on the unit’s west.
- Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
- Sangre de Cristo foothills
Public lands inside this unit
11 found
Hyde Memorial State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMorphy Lake State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaNambe Badlands Trail
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaNambe Falls Reservoir
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaOld Spanish National Historic Trail (NM)
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPecos National Historical Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaSanta Cruz Lake Recreation Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaSanta Fe National Forest
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPecos Canyon State Park
ParkState ParkMora National Fish Hatchery
Parkfish hatcheryPecos National Historical Park
ParkNational Historical Park
Trails near Unit 45
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSkyline Trail to Pecos Trail to Winsor Ridge Trail Loop
70.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSky Line
43.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBeatty's, Jack's Creek, Skyline and Pecos Trail Loop
35.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertNorth Truchas Peak Backpacking Trip
32.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSanta Fe Scenic Byway
30.7 miTrailDifficulty: EasyTruchas Peak Loop
28.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElk Mountain
28.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSerpent Lake, Jicarita Peak, Divide Trail and East Fork Trail Loop
26.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRio Santa Barbara Middle Fork, East Fork, and West Fork Trail Loop
25.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTruchas Lakes
24.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertHamilton Mesa to Pecos Trail
23.3 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 45
12 found
Santa Barbara Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Black Canyon Campground (santa Fe National Forest, Nm)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLos Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSanta Fe Skies RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTrampas Medio Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Field Tract Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOhkay RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCottonwood RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLos Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLos Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDuran
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBlack Canyon 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 45, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.