Unit 53 · Cuba / Rio Puerco
About this unit
Santa Fe National Forest and BLM country between Cuba and the Rio Puerco. Ponderosa pine on the Sierra Nacimiento with piñon-juniper mesa to the west.
- Sierra Nacimiento
- Santa Fe National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
5 found
Trails near Unit 53
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Greenie Peak OHV Loop
24.1 miModerate - Trail
Wheeler Peak via East Fork Red River Trail
15.6 miModerate - Trail
Wheeler Peak via Bull of the Woods Trail
14.5 miDifficult - Trail
Ojitos Canyon Trail
14.5 miDifficult - Trail
Wheeler Peak Loop via Bull of the Woods Trail and Williams Lake Trail
13.9 miDifficult - Trail
Red River OHV Trail
12.6 miDifficult - Trail
East Fork Trail to Lost Lake Trail Loop
12.1 miDifficult - Trail
Lobo Peak Via Italianos Canyon Trail
11.6 miDifficult - Trail
Sawmill Park Trail
10.7 miModerate - Trail
Gold Hill Trail
9.4 miDifficult - Trail
Palo Flechado Pass Trail
8.3 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 53
12 found
CampgroundWild Rivers Recreation Area
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
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Road Runner RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Rio Grande del Norte
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Sheep Crossing Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Elephant Rock Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Arroyo Seco Dispersed NF Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
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 53, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.