Middle Mesa #716 Trailhead

Trailhead for Middle Mesa Trail #716.

General Information

Parking is available overnight; occupancy and use at the trailhead is dawn to dusk.

Please do not camp in trailhead parking areas. All stock feed brought onto the Gila National Forest must be certified weed free.

No pass required

Permits are required for commercial or organized uses.

No fees are required for this site

Pets must be leashed in the trailhead

Please contact the Gila National Forest Supervisors Office at 575-388-8201 for information about outfitters and guides who are authorized to operate on the forest.

Address: 3697 Hwy 35 N., HC 68 Box 50 Mimbres, NM 88049
Phone: (575) 536-2250
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 33.19409561

Longitude: -108.03322601

Elevation

7,426 Feet

Directions

Trailhead is located on the west side of Forest Road 150, the North Star Road. From New Mexico Highway 35, turn north onto Forest Road 150 and proceed 23.5 miles to Forest Road 4097 E, off the end of the top switchback along the northern rim of Black Canyon. Turn west to the trailhead at the end of the road.