Unit 55A · Lincoln NF – Smokey Bear
About this unit
Lincoln National Forest country in the Smokey Bear Ranger District. Ponderosa pine and mixed conifer on the Sierra Blanca and Capitan front.
- Smokey Bear Ranger District
- Sierra Blanca
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 55A
12 found
TrailPhilmont Scout Ranch Trek
69.8 miDifficult- Trail
Philmont Trek 10
53.8 miModerate - Trail
Cimarron Range Loop
53.7 miModerate - Trail
Greenie Peak OHV Loop
24.1 miModerate - Trail
Tolby Creek Trail to Mt. Phillips
18.0 miDifficult - 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
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
Bonita Canyon and Middle Point Creek
11.2 miEasy
Campgrounds near Unit 55A
12 found
CampgroundMccrystal Campground
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Golden Eagle RV Park
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Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
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Road Runner RV Resort
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Elephant Rock Campground
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NRA Whittington Center Campground
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Arroyo Seco Dispersed NF Camping
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Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
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Forest Road 5 - Dispersed campsite - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
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Red River RV
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West Lake RV Park
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Fawn Lakes Campground
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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 55A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.