National Forests and Grassland in New Mexico

National Forests

Name	Acreage	Points of Interest
Carson National Forest Taos, NM	1,507,000 acres	Wheeler Peak Wilderness, North Pecos Wilderness, Valle Vidal, Cruces Basin
Cibola National Forest Albuquerque, NM	1,625,542 acres	Mt. Taylor, Sandia Wilderness, Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Withington Wilderness, Apache Kid Wilderness
Gila National Forest Silver City, NM	3,300,000 acres	Gila Cliff Dwellings, Tularosa Mountains, Gila Wilderness, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Big Burro Mountains
Kiowa National Grassland Clayton, NM	137,131 acres	Canadian River Canyon, McNees Crossing
Lincoln National Forest Alamogordo, NM	1,103,441 acres	Sunspot, Sacramento Mountains, Capitan Mountains Wilderness, White Mountain Wilderness, Guadalupe Mountains
Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe, NM	1,567,181 acres	Pecos Wilderness, Truchas Peaks, Jemez Mountains, Valles Caldera, San Pedro Parks Wilderness, Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River

Looking at a hillside filled with aspens in color

Aspens in color

Looking down a near-barren canyon in Lincoln National Forest

In Lincoln National Forest

Map showing the general locations of the Forest Service properties in New Mexico

Upper photos courtesy of TheArmchairExplorer, CCA-by-SA 4.0 License
Bottom photo courtesy of the US Forest Service
Map courtesy of Cartesia MapArt US Terrain