Unit 51A · Taos high country – West
About this unit
Carson National Forest and Rio Grande del Norte National Monument country west of Taos. Sangre de Cristo peaks with the Rio Grande Gorge on the unit’s west.
- Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 51A
10 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
O'Keeffe Country Challenge Trail
15.0 miModerate - Trail
Canjilon Lakes and Canijilon Mountain Loop
8.2 miModerate - Trail
Joseph’s Mine Trail
4.1 miModerate - Trail
Kitchen Mesa Trail at Ghost Ranch
3.7 miModerate - Trail
Tewa Trail
2.7 miEasy - Trail
Bosque River Loop
1.8 miEasy - Trail
Barranca Hill via Posi Pueblo Trail
1.6 miEasy - Trail
Chimney Rock Trail
1.3 miModerate - Trail
Poshuouinge Overlook
0.9 miEasy
Campgrounds near Unit 51A
10 found
CampgroundTres Piedras Dispersed Site
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Aldo Leopold Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Carson NF - Forest Service Road 578 - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Hopewell Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
El Rito Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator 
CampgroundRiana - Abiquiu Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Lower Canjilon Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
FR 64J Dispersed Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
FR 64G Dispersed 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 51A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.