Unit 46 · Anton Chico / Santa Rosa
About this unit
High plains piñon-juniper and short-grass prairie around the Pecos River canyons. Santa Rosa Lake State Park and the Pecos River corridor anchor the unit.
- Santa Rosa Lake State Park
- Pecos River
Public lands inside this unit
7 found
Fort Union National Monument
ParkNational MonumentCoyote Creek State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMorphy Lake State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaStorrie Lake State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLas Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
16 sq miParkwildlife refugeRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area
7 sq miParkwildlife refugeMora National Fish Hatchery
Parkfish hatchery
Trails near Unit 46
12 found
Hermit Peak to Porvenir Divide Trails Loop
Difficulty: Expert22.6 miTrailSouth Boundary
Difficulty: Expert20.6 miTrailElliot Barker
Difficulty: Expert12.4 miTrailForest Road 437
Difficulty: Difficult10.3 miTrailBernardin Lake Trail
Difficulty: Difficult10.0 miTrailHermit Peak Trail
Difficulty: Expert8.1 miTrailPolicarpio
Difficulty: Difficult6.6 miTrailRio Chiquito
Difficulty: Difficult5.8 miTrailSardinas Canyon
Difficulty: Difficult4.7 miTrailBuena Suerte
Difficulty: Easy4.2 miTrail70 Motorized Trail
Difficulty: Moderate4.1 miTrailLa Cueva
Difficulty: Moderate3.3 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 46
12 found
Las Vegas/New Mexico KOA Journey
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDuran
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPendaries RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundVegas RV and Storage
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Porvenir Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundUpper La Junta
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCoyote Creek State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJohnson Mesa Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMorphy Lake State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEV Long
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStorrie Lake State Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLas Vegas, New Mexico KOA
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 46, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.