Unit 5B · Tusas / Cruces Basin
About this unit
Carson National Forest high country in the Tusas Mountains. Mixed conifer and aspen with the Cruces Basin Wilderness on the Colorado line.
- Cruces Basin Wilderness
- Tusas Mountains
- Carson National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 5B
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - New Mexico Section
Difficulty: Expert1144.3 miTrailContinental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Expert84.8 miTrailRiver Trail to San Jose Trail
Difficulty: Expert20.1 miTrailContinental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Expert16.4 miTrailContinental Divide Nat Scenic
Difficulty: Expert15.6 miTrailO'Keeffe Country Challenge Trail
Difficulty: Expert15.0 miTrailMartinez Canyon
Difficulty: Expert9.3 miTrailContinental Divide Nat Scenic
Difficulty: Moderate8.2 miTrail
Cerro Pedernal
Difficulty: Difficult8.0 miTrailYeso
Difficulty: Easy6.2 miTrailRim Vista Trail
Difficulty: Moderate5.8 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 5B
6 found
Echo Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWhirlpool Dispersed Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Riana - Abiquiu Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRio Chama Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEcho Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Echo Amphitheater
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 5B, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.