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
1 found
Trails near Unit 5B
8 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
River Trail to San Jose Trail
20.1 miDifficult - Trail
O'Keeffe Country Challenge Trail
15.0 miModerate - Trail
Rim Vista Trail
5.8 miModerate - Trail
Tsiping Ruins
4.6 miModerate - Trail
Kitchen Mesa Trail at Ghost Ranch
3.7 miModerate - Trail
Chavez Canyon Trail
2.8 miEasy - Trail
Chimney Rock Trail
1.3 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 5B
4 found
CampgroundEcho Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Whirlpool Dispersed Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operator 
CampgroundRiana - Abiquiu Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Rio Chama Campground - 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 5B, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.