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
3 found
Trails near Unit 51A
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - New Mexico Section
Difficulty: Expert1144.3 miTrailContinental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Expert84.8 miTrailContinental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Expert16.4 miTrailO'Keeffe Country Challenge Trail
Difficulty: Expert15.0 miTrailTusas Loop
Difficulty: Expert11.9 miTrailEspinosa
Difficulty: Expert9.9 miTrailMartinez Canyon
Difficulty: Expert9.3 miTrailCanjilon Lakes and Canijilon Mountain Loop
Difficulty: Difficult8.2 miTrailYeso
Difficulty: Easy6.2 miTrailTony Marquez
Difficulty: Difficult4.8 miTrailJoseph’s Mine Trail
Difficulty: Moderate4.1 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 51A
12 found
Tres Piedras Dispersed Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOjo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Aldo Leopold Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCarson NF - Forest Service Road 578 - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Hopewell Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Rito Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Riana - Abiquiu Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLower Canjilon Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCarson National Forest - Dispersed Campsite Ambrose Tank
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTrout Lakes Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEl Rito Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFR 64J Dispersed 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 51A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.