Unit 54 · Bisti / De-Na-Zin badlands
About this unit
BLM San Juan Basin country around the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. High desert badlands and piñon-juniper mesa.
- Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
- San Juan Basin
Public lands inside this unit
4 found
Trails near Unit 54
12 found
Enchanted Circle
84.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPhilmont Scout Ranch Trek
69.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultPhilmont Trek 10
53.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCimarron Range Loop
53.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTolby Creek Trail to Mt. Phillips
18.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCrater Lake to Phillips Junction via Trail Peak
9.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultDean Cow Staff Camp to Harlan Staff Camp
8.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHunting Lodge Staff Camp to Tooth of Time to Tooth Ridge Trail Camp
8.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWhistle Punk Trail Camp to Mt. Phillips to Red Hills Trail Camp
8.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHellfire Canyon Camp Trail
7.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultRed Hills Trail Camp to Hunting Lodge Staff Camp
7.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultDeer, Ho Chin Min, Whoop De Doo
7.3 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 54
12 found
Golden Eagle RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWest Lake RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEagle Nest Lake State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCimarron Inn and RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWeathers RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCimarron Canyon
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSpringer Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAngel Fire RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEnchanted Circle Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundComanche Peak Site 8
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundComanche Peak Site 6
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundComanche Peak Site 12
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 54, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.