Unit 7 · Pecos Wilderness – West
About this unit
Santa Fe and Carson National Forest high country west of the Pecos River. Pecos Wilderness covers the unit’s spine with alpine meadow above 11,000 feet.
- Pecos Wilderness
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Santa Fe National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
14 found
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaAngel Peak Scenic Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCabezon Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaChaco Culture National Historical Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCrow Canyon Petroglyphs
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaDunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaEmpedrado Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHead Canyon OHV Recreation Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHomesteads of Upper Largo Canyon
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaIgnacio Chavez Special Management Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaIgnacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLa Lena Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaChaco Culture National Historical Park
ParkNational Historical Park
Trails near Unit 7
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertOld Spanish Trail - Northern Route - El Vado to Carracas
109.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertU.S. Highway 550 to Chaco Culture National Historic Park
23.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyMesa Chivato
21.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLa Ventana OHV Trail
16.1 miTrailDifficulty: EasyPenasco Blanco Ruins Trail
7.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBisti Wash Loop
7.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSouth Mesa to Tsin Kletzin Trail
7.0 miTrailLa Lena Wilderness Study Area
6.8 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBisti Badlands Trail
5.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateAnimas River Trail
5.3 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 7
11 found
Moore's RV Park & Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThe Little Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRebels Roost
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCamel Head Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGallo Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBluffview RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLee Acres RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAngel Peak RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTheresa's RV Park and Beauty Salon
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIgnacio Chavez Special Management Area
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 7, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.