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BLM Recreation Areas in New Mexico

Public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management

Recreation areas
142
With camping
28

Recreation areas

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AreaCountyActivities
Aden Hills Off-Highway Vehicle AreaDoña Ana County2
Aden Lava Flow WildernessDoña Ana County3
Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Study AreaDoña Ana County1
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WildernessSan Juan County2
Alamo Hueco Mountains Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County3
Alien Run Mountain Bike TrailSan Juan County4
Alkali Lake OHV AreaEddy County1
Angel Peak Scenic AreaSan Juan County5
Antelope Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County2
Apache Box Wilderness Study AreaGrant County3
Big Hatchet Mountains Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County1
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness AreaSan Juan County4
Black River Recreation AreaEddy CountyNot reported
Blue Creek Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County3
Broad Canyon WildernessDoña Ana County3
Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study AreaOtero County1
Cabezon Wilderness Study AreaSandoval County2
Canyons Wilderness Study AreaCibola County1
Carlsbad Field Office Recreational CavesEddy County1
Carrizozo Lava Flow Wilderness Study AreaLincoln County3
Casamero Chacoan Outliers Recreation Management AreaMcKinley County5
Casamero PuebloMcKinley County6
Cebolla Wilderness AreaCibola County3
Cedar Mountains Wilderness Study AreaLuna County2
Chain of Craters Back Country BywayCibola County5
Chain of Craters Wilderness Study AreaCibola County3
Chamisa Wilderness Study AreaSandoval County2
Cinder Cone Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County3
Continental Divide National Scenic TrailMcKinley County6
Continental Divide Wilderness Study AreaCatron County2
Cooke's Range Wilderness Study AreaLuna County3
Cowboy Spring Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County2
Crow Canyon PetroglyphsRio Arriba County4
Culp Canyon Wilderness Study AreaOtero County3
Defensive Sites of DinetahRio Arriba County5
Devil's Backbone Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County3
Devil's Den Canyon Wilderness Study AreaEddy County3
Devil's Reach Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County1
Diablo Canyon Recreation AreaSanta Fe County4
Dripping Springs Natural AreaDoña Ana County4
Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle AreaSan Juan County3
Eagle Peak Wilderness Study AreaCatron County2
East Potrillo Mountains Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County1
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailSocorro County3
El Malpais National Conservation AreaCibola County6
El Malpais Wilderness Study AreaCibola County1
Empedrado Wilderness Study AreaSandoval County2
Florida Mountains Wilderness Study AreaLuna County1
Fort Craig Historic SiteSocorro County6
Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation AreaLincoln County8
GatewaySan Juan CountyNot reported
Gila Lower Box CanyonHidalgo County5
Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County3
Glade Run Recreation AreaSan Juan County7
Gray Peak Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County1
Guadalupe Back Country BywayEddy County3
Guadalupe Canyon Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County2
Guadalupe RuinSandoval County4
Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use AreaEddy County3
Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle AreaChaves County6
Head Canyon OHV Recreation AreaSan Juan County2
Homesteads of Upper Largo CanyonRio Arriba County4
Horse Mountain Wilderness Study AreaCatron County3
Horsethief Mesa TrailTaos County1
Hoverrocker Wilderness Study AreaGrant County1
Ignacio Chavez Special Management AreaSandoval County3
Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study AreaMcKinley County2
Johnson (Gordy's) HillSocorro County3
Jornada del Muerto Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County1
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National MonumentSandoval County2
Kilbourne Hole Volcanic CraterDoña Ana County1
La Cienequilla PetroglyphsSanta Fe County3
La CuevaDoña Ana County4
La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail SystemEddy County3
La Lena Wilderness Study AreaSandoval County1
Lake Valley Back Country BywaySierra County2
Lake Valley Historic TownsiteSierra County3
Little Black Peak Wilderness Study AreaLincoln County1
Loco LagoonLea County5
Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study AreaEddy County1
Manzano Wilderness Study AreaTorrance County1
Mathers Wilderness Study AreaChaves County1
McGregor RangeOtero County3
McKittrick Canyon Wilderness Study AreaEddy County1
Mescalero Sands North Dune Off-Highway Vehicle AreaChaves County5
Mesita Blanca Wilderness Study AreaCatron County1
Mount Riley Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County1
Mudgetts Wilderness Study AreaEddy County1
Nambe Badlands TrailSanta Fe County3
Ojito Wilderness AreaSandoval County4
Ojito Wilderness Study AreaSandoval County1
Old Spanish National Historic Trail (NM)Rio Arriba County3
Organ Mountains Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County1
Organ Mountains Willderness AreaDoña Ana County1
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National MonumentDoña Ana County8
Orilla Verde Recreation AreaTaos County13
Pecos River Corridor Recreation AreaEddy County8
Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness Study AreaHidalgo County2
Perea Nature TrailSandoval County3
Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study AreaCibola County1
Pe�a Blanca Wilderness Study AreaDoña Ana County2
Picacho Peak Recreation AreaDoña Ana County1
Posi-OuingeTaos County2
Potrillo Mountains Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County1
Prehistoric Trackways National MonumentDoña Ana County3
Presilla Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County2
Quebradas Back Country BywaySocorro County2
Red River Wild and Scenic RiverTaos County5
Red Sands Off-Highway Vehicle AreaOtero County2
Rinconada Loop TrailTaos County1
Rio Bonito Petroglyph National Recreation TrailLincoln County3
Rio Chama Wild and Scenic RiverRio Arriba County7
Rio Chama Wilderness Study AreaRio Arriba County2
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic RiverTaos County8
Rio Grande del Norte National MonumentTaos County12
Robledo Mountains OHV Trail SystemDoña Ana County1
Robledo Mountains Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County1
Roswell Field OfficeChaves CountyNot reported
Sabinoso Wilderness AreaSan Miguel County3
San Antonio Wilderness Study AreaRio Arriba County3
San Lorenzo CanyonSocorro County4
San Ysidro Trials AreaSandoval County3
Santa Cruz Lake Recreation AreaSanta Fe County10
Sierra Ladrones Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County2
Sierra Vista TrailDoña Ana County2
Sierra de las Canas Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County3
Sierra de las Uvas Mountains Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County3
Simon Canyon Area of Critical Environmental ConcernSan Juan County6
Socorro Nature AreaSocorro County4
Soledad Canyon Day Use AreaDoña Ana County2
Stallion Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County1
Taos Field OfficeTaos CountyNot reported
Taos Valley Overlook TrailsTaos County2
The Box Recreation AreaSocorro County2
Three Rivers Petroglyph SiteOtero County6
Tortugas Mountain Recreation AreaDoña Ana County5
Valley of FiresLincoln CountyNot reported
Veranito Wilderness Study AreaSocorro County2
West Malpais Wilderness AreaCibola County3
White Ridge Bike TrailsSandoval County1
Whitethorn Wilderness AreaDoña Ana County3
Wild Rivers Back Country BywayTaos County7

Recreation areas are listed by the Bureau of Land Management in its national recreation dataset, which also feeds Recreation.gov. Conditions, closures, fire restrictions and fees change often; check the BLM page or call the field office before you go.

Source: Bureau of Land Management, Recreation Sites and Facilities · Last updated 10/21/2026