Unit 6A · Jemez – South
About this unit
Santa Fe National Forest country in the south Jemez Mountains. Ponderosa and mixed conifer with the Bandelier National Monument backcountry on the east.
- Bandelier National Monument
- Jemez Mountains
- Santa Fe National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
13 found
National ParkParkManhattan Project National Historical Park
- National ParkPark
Valles Caldera National Preserve
- National ForestPark
Santa Fe National Forest
2,435 sq mi - National MonumentPark
Bandelier National Monument
53 sq mi - National MonumentPark
Bandelier National Monument
- National MonumentPark
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Wilderness AreaPark
Ojito Wilderness Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Ojito Wilderness Study Area
- preservePark
Valles Caldera National Preserve
- recreation areaPark
Jemez Canyon Dam
- recreation areaPark
San Ysidro Trials Area
- recreation areaPark
White Ridge Bike Trails
- otherPark
Perea Nature Trail
Trails near Unit 6A
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Holiday Mesa OHV Route
67.4 miModerate - Trail
Scenic Overlooks in Los Alamos Area
57.9 miEasy - Trail
Peggy Mesa to Redtop OHV Route
50.6 miModerate - Trail
Cerro Pelado Lookout
34.1 miModerate - Trail
River Trail to San Jose Trail
20.1 miDifficult - Trail
Jemez Mountains Trail
18.5 miModerate - Trail
La Ventana OHV Trail
16.1 miEasy - Trail
O'Keeffe Country Challenge Trail
15.0 miModerate - Trail
San Pedro Parks Trail
14.4 miDifficult - Trail
Rito Anastacio and Clear Creek Loop via Palomas Trail
14.1 miModerate - Trail
Los Pinos, Lucero, Upper Clear Creek and Anastacio Trail Loop
13.3 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 6A
12 found
CampgroundRio De Las Vacas Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundClear Creek Campground (nm)
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundPajarito Springs (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundJuniper Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Forest Service Rd 268 Dispersed Site
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Coronado Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Paliza Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Pajarito Springs (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Pajarito Springs (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Pajarito Springs (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operator 
CampgroundSan Antonio Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Rebels Roost
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 6A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.