Unit 49 · Pecos Wilderness – East
About this unit
Carson National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest high country east of the Pecos River. Pecos Wilderness covers most of the unit, with alpine meadow above 11,000 feet.
- Pecos Wilderness
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Public lands inside this unit
5 found
Trails near Unit 49
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultEnchanted Circle
84.1 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: ExpertSouth Boundary
20.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSanta Barbara Angostura Trail
18.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertOjitos Canyon Trail
14.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElliot Barker
12.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertComales Canyon Trail #22
12.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertGallegos Peak via NM 518
11.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultRift Valley Loop Trail
10.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultForest Road 437
10.3 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 49
12 found
Santa Barbara Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLa Sombra Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLas Petacas Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTaos Junction Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundForest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundForest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundForest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDuran
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCarson National Forest La Junta Canyon
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSierra Village Lodge & RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundComales Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Nogal 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 49, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.