Southwestern Region

Southwestern Region
333 Broadway SE [map]
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 842-3292
TTY: (505) 842-3198

QUICK FACTS

• 20.6 million total acres
• 56,000 miles of roads
• 6,000 passenger car miles
• 2,750 miles streams
• 37,900 acres of lakes
• 25% of fishing habitat in the State of New Mexico
• 50% of fishing habitat in the State of Arizona

• 133,087 miles of trails
• 2.7 million acres of Wilderness
• 600+ camping areas
• 82,500 acres dedicated to Alpine skiing
• 45 ski lifts/tramways

ELEVEN NATIONAL FORESTS

Apache-Sitgreaves - (East-CentralArizona) • 2 million acres • 450 miles of rivers & streams

Coconino - (Northern Arizona) • 1.8 million acres • Elevations to 12,643 feet

Coronado - (Southern Arizona) • 1.7 million acres • Elevations from 3,000 to 10,000 feet • 8 wilderness areas

Kaibab - (North-Western Arizona) • 1.6 million acres • Elevations from 5,500 to 10,418 feet • 4 wilderness areas

Prescott - (Central Arizona) 1.25 million acres • 8 wilderness area

Tonto - (Central Arizona) • 2.9 million acres • Elevations from 1,300 to 8,000 feet • 8 wilderness areas • One of the Nation's top 10 visited forests

Carson - (Northern New Mexico) • 1.5 million acres • Elevations from 6,000 to 13,161 feet • 6 wilderness areas

Cibola - (Central New Mexico) • 1.6 million acres • Elevations from 5.000 to 11,000 feet • 4 wilderness areas • 3 national grasslands (North-Eastern New Mexico, West Oklahoma, and Northwest Texas)

Gila - (Southwestern New Mexico) • 3.3 million acres • Elevations to 11,000 feet • 3 wilderness areas • 6th largest forest in the continental U.S.

Lincoln - (South Central and Eastern New Mexico) • 1.1 million acres • Elevations from 4,000 to 11,500 feet • 2 wilderness areas • Birthplace of Smokey Bear

Santa Fe - (North-Central New Mexico) • 1.6 million acres • Elevations from 5,300 to 13,103 feet • 4 wilderness areas