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
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide Trail
84.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRiver Trail to San Jose Trail
20.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide Trail
16.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide Nat Scenic
15.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertO'Keeffe Country Challenge Trail
15.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMartinez Canyon
9.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide Nat Scenic
8.2 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Cerro Pedernal
8.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultYeso
6.2 miTrailDifficulty: EasyRim Vista Trail
5.8 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
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 09/06/2026.