TO TRAILHEAD: From Santa Fe, take US 285 N. In 18 miles, right onto La Puebla Rd. In 2.8 miles, right onto NM 76. Drive 26.1 miles and turn right on NM 75. In 6.9 miles, right on NM 518. In 13.7 miles (past Anagostura Trail Rd.), turn right onto FR 161. Go 3.5 miles to the trailhead.
Note: Help to preserve the lake basin by following LNT principles: packing out all trash and paper, camping well away from the shoreline, and using existing sites and fire rings, or refraining from fires completely.
http://www.lnt.org/programs/principles.php
Plan Ahead and Prepare | Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces | Dispose of Waste Properly | Leave What You Find |
Minimize Campfire Impacts | Respect Wildlife | Be Considerate of Other Visitors
Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Apache Kid Wilderness
Bandelier Wilderness
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
Blue Range Wilderness
Bosque del Apache Wilderness
Capitan Mountains Wilderness
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
Cebolla Wilderness
Chama River Canyon Wilderness
Cruces Basin Wilderness
Dome Wilderness
Gila Wilderness
Latir Peak Wilderness
Manzano Mountain Wilderness
Ojito Wilderness
Pecos Wilderness
Sabinoso Wilderness
Salt Creek Wilderness
San Pedro Parks Wilderness
Sandia Mountain Wilderness
West Malpais Wilderness
Wheeler Peak Wilderness
White Mountain Wilderness
Withington Wilderness
http://www.backpacker.com/destinations/category/167
http://bp2.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=459617
11.5-mile overnight to “Horseshoe Lake” in the Carson National Forest’s Pecos Wilderness.
TO TRAILHEAD: From Santa Fe, take US 285 N. In 18 miles, right onto La Puebla Rd. In 2.8 miles, right onto NM 76. Drive 26.1 miles and turn right on NM 75. In 6.9 miles, right on NM 518. In 13.7 miles (past Anagostura Trail Rd.), turn right onto FR 161. Go 3.5 miles to the trailhead.
Note: Help to preserve the lake basin by following LNT principles: packing out all trash and paper, camping well away from the shoreline, and using existing sites and fire rings, or refraining from fires completely.
http://www.lnt.org/programs/principles.php
Plan Ahead and Prepare | Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces | Dispose of Waste Properly | Leave What You Find |
Minimize Campfire Impacts | Respect Wildlife | Be Considerate of Other Visitors
New Mexico
Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Apache Kid Wilderness
Bandelier Wilderness
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
Blue Range Wilderness
Bosque del Apache Wilderness
Capitan Mountains Wilderness
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
Cebolla Wilderness
Chama River Canyon Wilderness
Cruces Basin Wilderness
Dome Wilderness
Gila Wilderness
Latir Peak Wilderness
Manzano Mountain Wilderness
Ojito Wilderness
Pecos Wilderness
Sabinoso Wilderness
Salt Creek Wilderness
San Pedro Parks Wilderness
Sandia Mountain Wilderness
West Malpais Wilderness
Wheeler Peak Wilderness
White Mountain Wilderness
Withington Wilderness