Unit 9 · Sandia / Manzano
About this unit
Cibola National Forest sky-island east of Albuquerque. Sandia Mountain and Manzano Mountain wildernesses anchor the crest, with piñon-juniper and ponderosa pine.
- Sandia Mountain Wilderness
- Manzano Mountain Wilderness
- Cibola National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
23 found
National MonumentParkEl Malpais National Monument
179 sq mi- National MonumentPark
Petroglyph National Monument
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Casamero Chacoan Outliers Recreation Management Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Casamero Pueblo
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Chamisa Wilderness Study Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
El Malpais National Conservation Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
El Malpais National Monument
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Empedrado Wilderness Study Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Jemez Canyon Dam
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
La Lena Wilderness Study Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Ojito Wilderness Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Ojito Wilderness Study Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Perea Nature Trail
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Petroglyph National Monument
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
San Ysidro Trials Area
- Nat'l Recreation AreaPark
White Ridge Bike Trails
- Wilderness AreaPark
Cabezon Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area
- recreation areaPark
Guadalupe Ruin
Trails near Unit 9
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Holiday Mesa OHV Route
67.4 miModerate - Trail
Peggy Mesa to Redtop OHV Route
50.6 miExpert - Trail
Cerro Pelado Lookout
34.1 miExpert - Trail
South Puerco OHV Loop
20.6 miExpert - Trail
Bosque Trail
15.9 miExpert - Trail
Zuni-Acoma Trail
15.4 miExpert - Trail
Volcano and Petroglyph Trail
13.5 miExpert - Trail
Corrales Bosque Preserve
12.4 miExpert - Trail
Alameda Bosque Trail
10.4 miDifficult - Trail
Paseo De Las Montanas Trail
10.4 miDifficult - Trail
Mt. Taylor Northwest Loop
8.8 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 9
12 found
CampgroundAlbuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Arbor RV Park
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Coronado Campground
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Paliza Campground
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Route 66 RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Albuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA
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Albuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA
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American RV Resort
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Kirtland AFB FamCamp
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Balloon View RV Park
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Lobo Canyon
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Lavaland RV Park
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 9, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 06/07/2026.