Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
The Cibola National Forest is 1,949,637 acres in size. Elevation ranges from 5,000-11,301 feet. Our forest includes the Datil, Gallinas, Magdalena, Bear, Manzano, Sandia, San Mateo, Mt. Taylor, and Zuni Mountains. There are four wildernesses contained within our forest: the Sandia Mountain, Manzano Mountain, Withington, and Apache Kid. The Cibola National Grasslands are located in northeastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma, and northwestern Texas, and are 263,954 acres in size.
On the Cibola there are hunting opportunities for deer, elk, antelope, and turkey. There are fishing opportunities in Bluewater and McGaffey Lakes in the Zuni Mountains; Skipout, Spring Creek, and Dead Indian Lakes in Oklahoma; and Lake Marvin and Lake McClellan in Texas.
Downhill skiing is available at the Sandia Peak Ski Area, located on the east side of the Sandia Mountains. Located in the vicinity of the Cibola National Forest are Indian Pueblos, prehistoric ruins, ice caves, and lava flows.
Directions
Contact us at the address below for information on getting to one of our 13 separate areas.
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Posted by: recreation2 and last modified on Jul 05, 2007 by thoos
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