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
5 found
Trails near Unit 45
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Skyline Trail to Pecos Trail to Winsor Ridge Trail Loop
70.4 miDifficult - Trail
Beatty's, Jack's Creek, Skyline and Pecos Trail Loop
35.5 miDifficult - Trail
North Truchas Peak Backpacking Trip
32.7 miDifficult - Trail
Santa Fe Scenic Byway
30.7 miEasy - Trail
Truchas Peak Loop
28.8 miDifficult - Trail
Serpent Lake, Jicarita Peak, Divide Trail and East Fork Trail Loop
26.9 miModerate - Trail
Truchas Lakes
24.4 miDifficult - Trail
Hermit Peak to Porvenir Divide Trails Loop
22.6 miModerate - Trail
Spirit Lake, Katherine Lake, Stewart Lake, and Lake Johnson Loop
22.3 miDifficult - Trail
Santa Barbara Angostura Trail
18.3 miModerate - Trail
Hamilton Mesa, Larkspur and Beatty's Trail Loop
16.7 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 45
12 found
CampgroundSanta Barbara Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundBlack Canyon Campground (santa Fe National Forest, Nm)
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Los Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Santa Fe Skies RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Trampas Medio Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator 
CampgroundField Tract Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Ohkay RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Cottonwood RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Los Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Los Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Duran
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Black Canyon 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 45, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.