Unit 8 · Glorieta / Las Vegas (NM)
About this unit
Santa Fe National Forest country south of the Pecos Wilderness. Ponderosa pine and piñon-juniper around Glorieta Mesa and the Las Vegas NM grassland.
- Glorieta Mesa
- Santa Fe National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
4 found
Trails near Unit 8
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSandia Crest Trail
27.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSandia Mountains Backpacking Loop
19.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Crest, Faulty, Cienega and CCC Trail Loop
17.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Sandia Peak via Cienega (#148), Faulty (#195), Bart's (#225), and South Crest Trails (#130)
16.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBosque Trail
15.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasySanta Fe Rail Trail
15.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSandia Peak Loop via Doc Long
15.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFaulty Trail #195
15.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCrest
14.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertOsha Spring and North Crest Loop
13.8 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 8
12 found
Albuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMesa Top Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSanta Fe Skies RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLeisure Mountain RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRoute 66 RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCoronado Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKirtland AFB FamCamp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBalloon View RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Camping off FS 542
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground4th Street Perspectives RV Hideaway
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHidden Valley Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTurquoise Trail Campground
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 8, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.