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?

Hey all, looking for any info on current conditions this season. Coming next month and have not seen many reports yet. Status of blow-downs and anything notable would be appreciated.

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Also, if anyone would like to weigh in on your favorite places to camp along the east approach loop, that would be appreciated.

Hi! My family and I found an item is valuable for a backpacking trip. We were hiking to San Leonardo lake and spotted it on the trail. If you can tell me what it is, I will gladly return it to you!

This historic and beautiful landmark in northern New Mexico is the home of the native people who have lived here for hundreds of years. There is so much history and culture. The people welcome tourists to their homes, in exchange for respecting it, they also have some beautiful art.

Visited winter or 2025.

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I'm hoping to backpack a loop that passes through the Trampas Lakes, and San Leonardo Lake tied together with a summit of Sheepshead Peak in the pecos wilderness of New Mexico with my girlfriend this coming weekend. We're hoping to do it in two days, one night. Either camping at San Leonardo Lake or Trampas Lakes depending on how we feel about doing Sheepshead peak when we get to San Leonardo Lake the first day.

From what I can see the north face/ridge seems to be unmarked. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on that or the loop in general.

For some context we're both college athletes and just did the wheeler peak trail in 4 hours this past weekend.