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
4 found
Trails near Unit 49
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Serpent Lake, Jicarita Peak, Divide Trail and East Fork Trail Loop
26.9 miModerate - Trail
Santa Barbara Angostura Trail
18.3 miModerate - Trail
Ojitos Canyon Trail
14.5 miDifficult - Trail
Gallegos Peak via NM 518
11.9 miDifficult - Trail
Bernardin Lake Trail
10.0 miModerate - Trail
West Fork Angostura Trail
9.9 miModerate - Trail
Palo Flechado Pass Trail
8.3 miModerate - Trail
West Rim Petaca Point Trail
7.8 miModerate - Trail
Elliot Barker Trail
7.6 miModerate - Trail
Deer, Ho Chin Min, Whoop De Doo
7.3 miEasy - Trail
Talpa Traverse Trail
7.3 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 49
12 found
CampgroundSanta Barbara Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
La Sombra Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Las Petacas Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Taos Junction Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Duran
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Carson National Forest La Junta Canyon
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Sierra Village Lodge & RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Comales Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
El Nogal 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 49, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.