I'd like to do the end to end sandia crest trail along trail 130. Where is the best area to plan camping if I want to do it in 2 days?

Any reccomendations for easy 6-mile max hikes in the Gila NF & Gila Wilderness?

I know we have the Dark Sky Reserve over towards Silver City, but I’ve always been impressed by the density of stars I could see out past Las Vegas, specifically at El Porvenir campground (which I believe is still closed.) Love that feeling of seeing so many stars that it looks three-dimensional, but haven’t done any camping yet this year. I’m trying to give nature a little extra space to deal with the extreme dryness caused by the lack of a winter snowpack.

Anyway, this map confirms my theory about dark skies over there, I guess you would call it the east side of the Sangres?

Staying one night in the Gilas this weekend. Any body else going to be there? Also is there anything I should know before going?

From May 8th to the 16th, I hiked the Santa Fe to Taos Trail: 132 miles with 35,000 total ascents and descents. Here's a link to a video showing the scenery of desert, forest, meadow, mountains, lakes, streams, and plants, insects, animals, and weather that made up my experience. More information about the trail here.

I am grateful for Mother Nature, my family and friends, the trail builders and maintainers, and Pam Neely for these life-gift experiences. Thank you, New Mexico!

Hey there! Has anyone turned the heart lake / Latir peaks hike into a 2 day backpacking trip? I'd love to do 40 miles but I'm not sure how to string it together. TIA!!

Went up to Trouble via Serpent Lake/Alamitos Trailhead.

About 15 miles and 3,000ft of gain.

Hello! I recently moved to el paso back in December of last year. Ive been slowly gathering gear to finally go on my first backpacking trip. I had someone tell me to do an overnight in cloudcroft and was hoping I could get some advise on where in cloudcroft I can do this and another advice people can give me as a first time backpacker. Thanks!

After hiking this section, surrounded by big horn sheep, I was able to get a nice view from above. I've never experienced something like these meadows and it almost felt like wandering in a dream as I made my way through them. Truly a special place that should be taken care of.

Hi! Looking for backpacking recs for my family. My husband and I have backpacked Lake Katherine but otherwise haven’t backpacked much around NM. We will be bringing our two girls - 6&10 yrs. Kids are good hikers, have done multiple back to back days of 6-7mile hikes with lots of elevation gain in Yosemite, but we’d like to make this a one night trip so I’m comfortable with a 2-4 mile effort (one way) to allow for minimal whining and maximal enjoyment of the camping.

Water features are a plus. I’m thinking maybe Nambe Lake, but I’ve also heard there are some great spots near Pecos but I’m not clear on exact locations! Thanks!

I was planning on backpacking in Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. Has anyone been there in the past few days and know if if Columbine Creek and Placer Fork are flowing and a dependable water source?

Hello, doing a small overnight backpacking trip this weekend at San Pedro and wondering if anyone had any reports on water sources being dry or any other useful info, thanks in advance!

Im planning on doing a solo hike in the near future and am very torn between "Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah" trail or the "Tree spring trail to pino canyon overlook" and need some advice on what to go with from some more experienced hikers.

Any details on the East loop from West Fork Road around past Lost Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Middle Fork Lake? There are some reports of blow downs and poor trail conditions on all trails. Trying to determine if there are any updates. Thanks all!

Past weekend in Pecos Wilderness. Scramble from Trampas to Sheepshead and descent to San Leonardo is not for the weak, but incredibly beautiful.

Edit: Thanks to u/vladimirPutin2016 and u/Long_Dong_Silver6 for the advice

I'm looking for suggestions for campgrounds with trailheads starting at the campground itself, no driving needed. We are camping with an elderly parent, who we will be leaving at the campground during the day while we do a dayhike with our pups. We need to leave our camper at the campsite for them to hang out in, so we can't drive to any trailheads.

Here's a start to the list:

• Columbine Campground, Red River
• Manzano Campgrounds like Fourth of July, ABQ
• Pecos Campgrounds like Cowles, SF
• Cherry Creek Campground, Gila

What are some other campgrounds with trailheads?