Regional Overview

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
  • 9,750 miles of trails
  • 2.7 million acres of Wilderness
  • 600+ camping areas
  • 82,500 acres dedicated to Alpine skiing
  • 45 ski lifts/tramways

National Forests and Grasslands

Kaibab National Forest Coconino National Forest Prescott National Forest Tonto National Forest Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Coronado National Forest Carson National Forest Santa Fe National Forest Cibola National Forest Lincoln National Forest Gila National Forest Cibola National Grasslands

Arizona

  • Apache-Sitgreaves - (East-Central Arizona) • 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 - (Northwestern 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

New Mexico

  • 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