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.latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lincoln_National_Forest&params=32.834_N_105.697_W_region:US_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">32°50′02″N</span> <span class="longitude">105°41′49″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">32.834°N 105.697°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">32.834; -105.697</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">1,103,897 acres (4,467.31 km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">July 26, 1902<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Forest_Service" title="United States Forest Service">U.S. Forest Service</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/lincoln/">Lincoln National Forest</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lincoln National Forest</b> is a unit of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Forest_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Forest Service">U.S. Forest Service</a> located in southern <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>. The Lincoln National Forest covers an extensive 1.1 million acres in southeastern New Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Established by Presidential Proclamation in 1902 as the Lincoln Forest Reserve, the 1,103,897 acres (4,467.31 km<sup>2</sup>) forest begins near the Texas border and contains lands in parts of <a href="/wiki/Chaves_County,_New_Mexico" title="Chaves County, New Mexico">Chaves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddy_County,_New_Mexico" title="Eddy County, New Mexico">Eddy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_New_Mexico" title="Lincoln County, New Mexico">Lincoln</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Otero_County,_New_Mexico" title="Otero County, New Mexico">Otero</a> counties. The Lincoln National Forest is home to three major mountain ranges: Sacramento, Guadalupe and Capitan.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three Ranger Districts within the forest contain all or part of a total of four mountain ranges, and include a variety of different environmental areas, from desert to heavily forested mountains and sub-alpine grasslands. Clean air, water, and soil are necessary elements that the National Forests contribute to the environment.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Established to balance conservation, resource management, and recreation, the lands of the Lincoln National Forest include important local timber resources, protected wilderness areas, and popular recreation and winter sports areas. The forest headquarters is located in <a href="/wiki/Alamogordo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamogordo">Alamogordo</a>, N.M. with local offices in <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cloudcroft" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloudcroft">Cloudcroft</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ruidoso" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruidoso">Ruidoso</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The land was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by the Niit'a-héõde band of the <a href="/wiki/Mescalero_Apache" class="mw-redirect" title="Mescalero Apache">Mescalero Apache</a>. The modern Lincoln National Forest traces its origins to several different forest reserves and national forests designated in the 1902-1908 period. These included the Lincoln Forest Reserve, a 545,256 acre area established July 26, 1902 around Capitan and Lincoln, the 78,480 acre Gallinas Forest Reserve established on November 5, 1906, in the Gallinas Mountains west of Gallinas, the <a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_National_Forest" title="Guadalupe National Forest">Guadalupe National Forest</a>, established April 19, 1907 in the mountains along the Texas border, and the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_National_Forest" title="Sacramento National Forest">Sacramento National Forest</a>, created on April 24, 1907, to reserve the forested heights of the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo. Scattered throughout south-central New Mexico, these individual units contained lands in the Guadalupe, Sacramento, Sierra Blanca/White Mountains, Capitan and Gallinas ranges, and encompassed environments from the desert shrubs at the floor of the Chihuahuan Desert through forests of Piñon, Pine and Juniper to sub-alpine grasslands above the tree-line.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The process of integrating these individual units into a single, unified National Forest began in July 1908, when President Theodore Roosevelt signed Executive Order 908, which combined a number of national forests in the Southwestern states into larger units. One of the first foresters was Arthur Ringland who later founded the international relief organization, CARE.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (March 2019)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup> One element of this order was to add the <a href="/wiki/Gallinas_National_Forest" title="Gallinas National Forest">Gallinas National Forest</a>, a tract of land around the Gallinas Mountains west of <a href="/wiki/Corona,_New_Mexico" title="Corona, New Mexico">Corona, New Mexico</a> to the existing Lincoln National Forest. Another element of Roosevelt's Executive Order that would have a great impact on the development of the Lincoln National Forest was the decision to combine the existing Guadalupe and Sacramento National Forests into the <a href="/wiki/Alamo_National_Forest" title="Alamo National Forest">Alamo National Forest</a>. A wholly new administrative unit, the Alamo National Forest was headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Alamogordo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamogordo">Alamogordo</a> and led by inaugural Forest Supervisor Arthur M. Neal. </p><p>Nearly nine years later, on June 6, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed an Executive order that transferred the lands of the Alamo National Forest to the control of the Lincoln National Forest. As a result of this order, the main elements of the Alamo National Forest, the public lands around the Sacramento and Guadalupe Mountains, were transferred to the Lincoln, greatly expanding its size. The last major change in the Forest's boundaries came in 1945, when administrative control of the former Gallinas National Forest was transferred from the Lincoln to the sprawling <a href="/wiki/Cibola_National_Forest" title="Cibola National Forest">Cibola National Forest</a>. Officially transferred in 1958. the Gallinas area was renamed the Mountainair Ranger District, with its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Mountainair" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountainair">Mountainair</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_forest">The forest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The forest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The modern Lincoln National Forest is composed of three separate units, the Smokey Bear Ranger District, headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Ruidoso" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruidoso">Ruidoso</a>, the Sacramento Ranger District, headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Cloudcroft" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloudcroft">Cloudcroft</a>, and the Guadalupe Ranger District, with its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg/220px-Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg/330px-Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg/440px-Lincoln_National_Forest_headquarters_building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2171" data-file-height="1628" /></a><figcaption>Forest Headquarters, Alamogordo, N.M.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sacramento_Ranger_District">Sacramento Ranger District</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sacramento Ranger District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally established April 24, 1907 as the Sacramento National Forest, the heavily forested southern Sacramento Mountains, east of <a href="/wiki/Alamogordo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamogordo">Alamogordo</a>, were combined with the Guadalupe National Forest to form the Alamo National Forest in July 1908. One of the two major elements of the new forest, the former Sacramento National Forest was divided into a number of smaller ranger districts within the larger unit. These included the La Luz, Mayhill, and Weed Ranger Districts, all of which administered lands around their respective villages. On June 6, 1917, these lands became part of the Lincoln National Forest, when their parent organization, the Alamo National Forest was disestablished. As a result of this order, some areas of the former Sacramento National Forest, like La Luz Ranger District, lost their independent status, others were renamed, such as the Fresnal district, which became the Cloudcroft Ranger District, and others, like Mayhill and Weed, retained their original names and designations.<sup id="cite_ref-foresthistory.org_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foresthistory.org-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961, the Cloudcroft, Mayhill and Weed Ranger Districts were consolidated and given their current designation, the Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest.<sup id="cite_ref-foresthistory.org_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foresthistory.org-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rising high above the gypsum sands of <a href="/wiki/White_Sands_National_Park" title="White Sands National Park">White Sands National Park</a> and the city of Alamogordo, the Sacramento district encompasses much of the southern half of the Sacramento Mountains. Located immediately south of the <a href="/wiki/Mescalero_Apache_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Mescalero Apache Reservation">Mescalero Apache Reservation</a>, which covers the northern half of the mountains, the district is primarily composed of Douglas Fir, Ponderosa pine, aspen, and oak, as well as numerous creeks and waterfalls. The district is traversed east–west by that section of <a href="/wiki/U.S._82" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 82">U.S. 82</a> between <a href="/wiki/Artesia,_New_Mexico" title="Artesia, New Mexico">Artesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alamogordo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamogordo">Alamogordo</a>, which goes through the villages of Cloudcroft and Mayhill. Other roads include New Mexico State Road 6563, also known as the Sunspot Scenic Byway, which runs between Cloudcroft and the village of Sunspot, and NM 244, which exits the district north of Cloudcroft and enters the Mescalero Apache Reservation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Trestle">Trestle</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Trestle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_(5032007085).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_%285032007085%29.jpg/220px-Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_%285032007085%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_%285032007085%29.jpg/330px-Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_%285032007085%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_%285032007085%29.jpg/440px-Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_from_the_lookout_%285032007085%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3521" data-file-height="2176" /></a><figcaption>Wood railroad trestle across Mexican Canyon</figcaption></figure> <p>A heavily forested area in an otherwise arid environment, the Sacramento Mountains have long been used for timber harvesting. To expedite the transport of timber to processing facilities and markets, the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway was constructed in 1898 by the El Paso and Northeastern Railway, a short-line railroad that connected El Paso, Texas and Alamogordo. A genuine engineering marvel, the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway climbed 4,747 feet over 32 miles of track, and included numerous switchbacks, trestles, and grades as high as 6.4%.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though the track was removed in 1948, evidence of the railroad is visible throughout the district. The most visible remnant of the railroad is the 320-foot trestle over Mexican Canyon near Cloudcroft. Crossing 52 feet above the canyon floor the trestle can be seen from vista points on U.S. 82 and by a number of short trails beginning at the Trestle Recreation Area, a day-use facility on the western edge of Cloudcroft. <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sunspot_Observatory">Sunspot Observatory</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sunspot Observatory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The high mountains of the Sacramentos are also home to the National Solar Observatory's Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, considered the world's premier high resolution optical solar telescope at the time of its inauguration in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located in the southern end of the district, the observatory is open to the public on a seasonal basis and can be accessed by the scenic New Mexico State Road 6563, also known as the Sunspot Scenic Byway, a two-lane paved road that travels the 15.5 miles between Cloudcroft and the village of Sunspot.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_(5508694434).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_%285508694434%29.jpg/220px-Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_%285508694434%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_%285508694434%29.jpg/330px-Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_%285508694434%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_%285508694434%29.jpg/440px-Richard_B._Dunn_Solar_Telescope_%285508694434%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, Sunspot, N.M.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Smokey_Bear_District">Smokey Bear District</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Smokey Bear District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Part of the original Forest Reserve established in 1902, the modern Smokey Bear Ranger District administers lands north of Capitan and Lincoln, in the Capitan Mountains, and south of Capitan to Ruidoso, immediately east of the Sierra Blanca or White Mountains. The area was initially divided into the Baca Ranch Ranger District, renamed the Capitan District in February 1919, along the Rio Bonito north of Lincoln, and the Mesa and Ruidoso Ranger Districts further south. The Mesa and Ruidoso districts were combined in October 1929 into the White Mountain Ranger District, a designation that lasted until 1952 when both areas resumed their original names. All of these areas were combined in 1960 and given their current designation, the Smokey Bear Ranger District. </p><p>423,416 acres in size, and ranging in elevation from 5,400 to 11,580 feet in the Capitan Mountains, the Smoky Bear district embraces a number of different environments, and includes desert shrubs, forests of pinyon pine, juniper, and spruce, and high-elevation grasslands above the treeline. The area also includes the Forest's two designated Wilderness Areas and one of the two ski areas, Ski Apache near Ruidoso. The district can be reached via U.S. 70, which traverses much of the southern part of the district and passes through the village of Ruidoso. Another highway, U.S. 380, crosses a thin stretch of public lands east of Carrizozo and crosses through Capitan and Lincoln. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Smokey_Bear">Smokey Bear</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Smokey Bear"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lincoln National Forest is home to <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Bear" title="Smokey Bear">Smokey Bear</a>, found in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The real-life tale of Smokey Bear is one of the most enduring stories to come out of the long history of the forest. The bear cub was rescued from the devastated forest after the Capitan Gap fire of 1950. Rescued from a burnt tree by either a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish ranger or a group of soldiers from nearby Fort Bliss seconded to fight the blaze, the cub was flown to Santa Fe by New Mexico Ranger Ray Bell for treatment of burns and other injuries. <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bear was eventually named Smokey Bear, after the Forest Service's symbol of fire safety on public lands, which had been created in 1944 by artist Harry Rossol. Now the living symbol of fire awareness and prevention, Smokey Bear was flown to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. The subject of hundreds of thousands of visitors and letters, the bear lived at the zoo until his death in 1976. Eulogized by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a> as a transplanted New Mexico native with many years of government service, Smokey Bear was returned to his native land and buried near Capitan in November 1976. <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lincoln_County_War">Lincoln County War</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Lincoln County War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_New_Mexico" title="Lincoln County, New Mexico">Lincoln County</a>, in which much of the district is located, was the site of the 1878–79 <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County_War" title="Lincoln County War">Lincoln County War</a>, a complex and bloody struggle between ranchers, bankers, politicians, and hired gunmen for control of the county. One of the major events in the war took place in the village of Lincoln itself, when forces supporting Sheriff George W. Peppin besieged the house of merchant Alexander McSween over several days while soldiers from nearby Fort Stanton stood by. McSween was killed by gunfire, but a number of his supporters, known as "regulators," escaped, led from the burning building by a young tough named William Bonney, later known as the famous gunfighter Billy the Kid. The violence continued until early 1879, when Federal troops arrived to support local law enforcement in returning the area to the rule of law.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guadalupe_Ranger_District">Guadalupe Ranger District</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Guadalupe Ranger District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Part of a rugged and remote landscape of mountains and ridges, the 288,540 acre Guadalupe Ranger District begins at the Texas and New Mexico border and follows the spine of the <a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_Mountains" title="Guadalupe Mountains">Guadalupe Mountains</a> northwest for nearly 50 miles. Originally established on April 19, 1907, as the Guadalupe National Forest, with its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad</a>, the area became part of the newly created Alamo National Forest in July 1908, as the Carson Seep Ranger District. When the Alamo was disestablished in June 1917, the Guadalupe area became part of the Lincoln National Forest, where it was re-designated the Guadalupe Ranger District. </p><p>The district is part of the Guadalupe Mountain range, an exposed area of the Capitan Reef, a <a href="/wiki/Permian" title="Permian">Permian</a> period (299 to 251 million years ago) barrier that partially encircled the Delaware Sea, a 150 mile long and 75 mile wide sea to the south and east.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Running north-northwest from the more famous Guadalupe and El Capitan peaks on the Texas side of the border, the Guadalupe Ranger District forms the back reef of the northernmost section of the Capitan Reef. Ranging in elevation from 7500' in the south to 3500' in the north, the district begins at the Texas-New border in a series of steeply-walled canyons before gradually changing into rolling hills and small canyons that run east into the valley of the <a href="/wiki/Pecos_River" title="Pecos River">Pecos River</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lookout_towers">Lookout towers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Lookout towers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monjeau_Lookout_-_Photo_by_USDA_Forest_Service.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Monjeau_Lookout_-_Photo_by_USDA_Forest_Service.jpg/220px-Monjeau_Lookout_-_Photo_by_USDA_Forest_Service.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Monjeau_Lookout_-_Photo_by_USDA_Forest_Service.jpg/330px-Monjeau_Lookout_-_Photo_by_USDA_Forest_Service.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Monjeau_Lookout_-_Photo_by_USDA_Forest_Service.jpg 2x" data-file-width="426" data-file-height="583" /></a><figcaption>Monjeau Lookout tower</figcaption></figure> <p>Given the importance of fire prevention and fire fighting in the heavily forested areas of the Lincoln National Forest it is not surprising that there have been a number of fire lookout towers constructed on forest lands. Of the sixteen fire lookout structures once in the forest, 9 are still extant, and six of those are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The structures range from the unique stone structure of the Montjeau Lookout, a 1930s <a href="/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps" title="Civilian Conservation Corps">Civilian Conservation Corps</a> (CCC) project in the Smoky Bear Ranger District, to the Sacramento Lookout, a 14x14 live-in cab on a 62-foot high steel tower located west of Cloudcroft, to the 7x7 ft. Dark Canyon Lookout, standing 48 feet over the deep canyons of the southern Guadalupe District above its CCC-constructed observer's cabin and sheds. Most of these Lookouts offer some sort of public access, and two of them, Carissa and Wofford, are under consideration for conversion to rental cabins.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg/220px-Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg/330px-Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg/440px-Mexican_Canyon_Trestle_in_the_snow-PANO.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7537" data-file-height="1967" /></a><figcaption>Mexican Canyon Trestle outside of Cloudcroft in the snow.</figcaption></figure> <p>Since the forest encompasses a wide range of environments temperatures vary with elevation. At higher elevations (7,000 feet/2,100 meters and up), summer temperatures range from 40 °F (4 °C) (night) to 78 °F (26 °C) (day), while winter temperatures can drop to a −15 °F (−26 °C) at night and rise to 50 °F (10 °C) during the day. At lower elevations (6,000 to 7,000 feet/1,800 to 2,100 meters), summer temperatures range from 50 to 90 °F (10 to 32 °C), while during the winter, temperatures rarely fall below 0 °F (−18 °C) and usually run from teens to 50s (-10 °C to +10 °C). At the lowest elevations (below 6,000 feet/1,800 meters), temperatures are generally 10 °F (−12 °C) higher throughout the year.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Spring is the windy season. These high winds dry the forest to the point of extreme fire danger. Fire is a constant threat in the Lincoln National Forest; notable wildfires in the forest include the 1950 <a href="/wiki/Capitan_Gap_Fire" title="Capitan Gap Fire">Capitan Gap Fire</a> and the 2022 <a href="/wiki/McBride_Fire" title="McBride Fire">McBride Fire</a>. The fire season usually starts in March or April and continues through mid-July. If the fire danger becomes too high, open fires may be prohibited, and forest areas and roads may be closed. July through September is classified as the rainy season, which aids in fire prevention. The first snowfalls usually occur in late October, or early November.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This season can continue for four or five months. Villages at medium elevations, such as Ruidoso and Capitan, annually receive 20-30 inches of snow, while higher elevations, such as the village of Cloudcroft, often receive 60 inches in a year.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Forest_economics">Forest economics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Forest economics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Along with preservation and recreation, resource management and use is one of the main principles of the National Forest system. Initially created, in part, to help regulate the free grazing of livestock, which by the 1880s was leading to a significant loss of resources, one of the oldest uses for the forest area has been grazing. Over the last one hundred years the use of public lands for grazing has proved to be a stable and consistent addition to the local economy. As an example, a study by the Cooperative Extension Service at <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_University" title="New Mexico State University">New Mexico State University</a>, demonstrated that between 1970 and 2003 the average number of calves on forest lands was 6,233 head. During the same period, the price per calf at market averaged $530, implying that over the 33-year period livestock grazing rights contributed $3.3 million to the local economy.<sup id="cite_ref-nmsu.edu_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nmsu.edu-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another major type of resource in the forest is timber, the mighty oak, Ponderosa pine, and fir trees that cover much of the forest area. The importance of this resource has been known to generations of Natives and settlers, both Mexican and Anglo, as well as by the construction and railroad building industries that helped push Anglo society ever further west, and eventually connected the markets of the East Coast with the resources of the West. Along with grazing, logging is the oldest economic use of the forest area, and according to the NMSU study, generated an average of $11 million annually from 1970 to 1990 for the economies of the four counties in which the forest is contained. In terms of total economic impact, the massive diminution of consumptive activities on the Lincoln since 1990 has cost the region $14.7 million in potential revenues, comparable to the estimated income of 930 local residents.<sup id="cite_ref-nmsu.edu_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nmsu.edu-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The third use of forest resources is tourism, or "dispersed recreation" as it is referred to by the Forest Service. Since the extension of rail lines, and later highways, into southern New Mexico in the late 19th/early 20th centuries tourism has been a consistent part of the economics of the Lincoln. In 2004, the Forest Service's National Visitor Use Monitoring Study (NVUM) showed 735,237 visitors to the forest in that year. These visitors, multiplied by the estimated cost of an 8-hr Recreational Visitor Day (RVD), calculated as $5.93 in the NMSU study, implied a direct economic impact of 4.6 million, and a total impact of $8.33 million, including direct, indirect, and induced impacts on the region. While this is a substantial impact on the region, tourism remains the least stable and consistent of the three forest uses, and the one most vulnerable to change, both from local issues, such as fire and drought, and from larger regional or national issues, such as economic instability and high seasonal gasoline prices.<sup id="cite_ref-nmsu.edu_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nmsu.edu-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the debates on forest planning and operations are often defined by the tension between these various uses—grazing, logging, and dispersed recreation—studies, such as the NMSU paper quoted above, have shown that no one industry can produce enough economic benefit for the region to offset the loss of revenues implied by the removal of one or both of the other two.<sup id="cite_ref-nmsu.edu_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nmsu.edu-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Firewood_collection">Firewood collection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Firewood collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While organized commercial logging has been drastically reduced in the forest area since 1990, the public use of the timber and forest resources by the public has continued, mainly in the collection of firewood. Forest visitors can purchase permits entitling them to collect up to four cords of timber, both "dead and down" and "green standing" from designated firewood collection areas throughout the forest. These permits are available at the Forest Headquarters and the three Ranger District offices.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Christmas_trees">Christmas trees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Christmas trees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Along with collecting firewood, another long-standing tradition in the Lincoln National Forest is the cutting of Christmas trees during the holiday season. Permits to harvest Christmas trees can be purchased at the Forest Headquarters or any of the three District Ranger Offices. <sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation">Recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ranging from the floor of the Chihuahuan Desert to the forested peaks of the Sacramento and White Mountains, the Lincoln National Forest is a popular destination for year-around recreation, offering developed and <a href="/wiki/Dispersed_camping" title="Dispersed camping">dispersed camping</a>, group picnic and camping facilities, developed trails for hikers, equestrians, and OHV's, wilderness areas, ski areas, and designated snow play areas. Hiking, picnicking, and camping are just a few activities popular within the Lincoln National Forest. Other outdoor sports include mountain biking and dirt bike racing. Because the environment changes rapidly, hikers, campers, hunters, etc. must constantly be aware of safety concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Smokey_Bear_Ranger_District">Smokey Bear Ranger District</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Smokey Bear Ranger District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Smokey Bear district has 6 developed family campgrounds and 2 group-camping areas. Three of these areas, Montjeau, Baca, and Skyline are free, the others are fee areas. Two areas located at lower elevation, Three Rivers and Baca, are open year-around. The others, located at higher elevations, generally operate on a May to September schedule, subject to weather.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Picnic areas include Schoolhouse Canyon on the Rio Bonito, and Cedar Creek Picnic Area, which has picnic tables, grills, water, and restrooms. Cedar Creek also offers a covered group picnic pavilion that can be reserved by groups of less than 40.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The district has over 50 hiking trails of varying lengths and all difficulty levels. The majority of these trails are less than three miles in length and are located within the two designated wilderness areas. Longer backpacking trails include the 20-mile long Crest Trail (T25) in the White Mountain Wilderness and the 11.1 mile long South Base Trail (T57 ) in the Capitan Wilderness.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sacramento_Ranger_District_2">Sacramento Ranger District</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sacramento Ranger District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most heavily developed of the three ranger districts, the Sacramento district has 10 developed campgrounds and 5 group-camping sites. Three areas, James Canyon, Upper Karr Canyon, and Lower Karr Canyon are free. Upper Karr is open year-round, while the others are generally open from May to September, weather permitting.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Popular day-use picnic sites include the Trestle Recreation Area near Cloudcroft, and Bluff Springs, a partially developed area near a scenic waterfall. <sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg/220px-Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg/330px-Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg/440px-Train_Depot_Cloudcroft_New_Mexico.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Train depot replica at Trestle Recreation Area.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are more than 50 trails within the district to challenge hikers of all skill levels. Many of these trails explore small canyons, lead to natural features, such as waterfalls and springs, and follow the abandoned beds of the railroads that once hauled timber from the high forests down the desert floor.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the majority of these trails are shorter than 3 miles in length, the Sacramento district has several long multi-day backpacking trails, including the 29-mile long Rim Trail (T105). The district also includes the 5-mile long Dog Canyon National Recreation Trail, which begins immediately west of the forest in <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Lee_Memorial_State_Park" title="Oliver Lee Memorial State Park">Oliver Lee Memorial State Park</a>, south of <a href="/wiki/Alamogordo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamogordo">Alamogordo</a> and climbs over 3000 ft to the heart of the forest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guadalupe_Ranger_District_2">Guadalupe Ranger District</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Guadalupe Ranger District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The most remote of the three ranger districts, the Guadalupe district only has one developed facility, Sitting Bull Falls Picnic Area. An oasis in the desert located approximately 20 miles west of <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad</a>, Sitting Bull Falls has covered picnic tables, fire grills, water, restrooms, and access to a number of trails, including a .5 mile trail (T68A) to the 150-ft. Sitting Bull Falls. This is a day-use facility only, with no camping allowed.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg/220px-Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg/330px-Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg/440px-Sitting_Bull_Falls_Day_Use_Area.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Sitting Bull Falls Picnic Area</figcaption></figure> <p>The district has 23 developed trails, most of which are 3 miles in length or less. These trails can be found in all parts of the district, from the deep canyons in the south to the rolling hills further north and range from easy to difficult. <sup id="cite_ref-usda.gov_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usda.gov-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The majority of these trails are also open to pack and service animals. Neither mechanized or motorized vehicles are allowed on the trails in the Guadalupe district, though OHV's are allowed on most forest roads. Scenic drives in the district include an approximately 50-mile trip west from Carlsbad on N.M. 137 to 5 Points Vista, a scenic overlook with views of the Guadalupe Mountains and the Rim, the 1500' - 2000' cliff that extends the entire north–south length of the district and which marks the western edge of the Guadalupe range. <sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wilderness_areas">Wilderness areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Wilderness areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lincoln is home to a pair of designated wilderness areas, the <a href="/wiki/Capitan_Mountains_Wilderness" title="Capitan Mountains Wilderness">Capitan Mountains Wilderness</a> and the <a href="/wiki/White_Mountain_Wilderness" title="White Mountain Wilderness">White Mountain Wilderness</a>, both located in the Smoky Bear Ranger District. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Capitan_Mountains_Wilderness">Capitan Mountains Wilderness</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Capitan Mountains Wilderness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Capitan_Mountains_Wilderness" title="Capitan Mountains Wilderness">Capitan Mountains Wilderness</a> was created as part of the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Wilderness_Act_of_1980" title="New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980">New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980</a> (Public law 96-550), passed in December 1980, which placed 34,000 acres of public lands in the rugged mountains north of <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_New_Mexico" title="Lincoln, New Mexico">Lincoln</a> and north-east of <a href="/wiki/Capitan,_New_Mexico" title="Capitan, New Mexico">Capitan</a> into the National Wilderness Preservation System.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilderness.net_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilderness.net-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Protecting a rare (for New Mexico) east–west mountain range, the Capitan Mountains Wilderness measures 12 miles long and from two to six miles wide. Elevations range from about 5,500 feet to 10,083 feet at the top of Capitan Peak.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the rugged nature of the area there are few trail heads into the wilderness and those require the use of a 4-wheel drive, high-clearance vehicle.<sup id="cite_ref-usda.gov1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usda.gov1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="White_Mountain_Wilderness">White Mountain Wilderness</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: White Mountain Wilderness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/White_Mountain_Wilderness" title="White Mountain Wilderness">White Mountain Wilderness</a> was created in 1964 as part of the bill (Public Law 88-577) that created the <a href="/wiki/National_Wilderness_Preservation_System" title="National Wilderness Preservation System">National Wilderness Preservation System</a>. Originally protecting 28,118 acres NW of <a href="/wiki/Ruidoso" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruidoso">Ruidoso</a>, the size of the wilderness area was increased by 16,860 acres in 1980. <sup id="cite_ref-Wilderness.net_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilderness.net-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning on the northern border of the Mescalero Apache Reservation west of Sierra Blanca Peak, the wilderness follows the main ridge of the White Mountains (Sierra Blanca in Spanish) north 12.5 miles. Ranging from 4–12 miles in width the wilderness also includes numerous side canyons and a few year-round streams.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Passenger vehicles can access the over 50 trails in the wilderness from the Three Rivers, Nogal Canyon, Crest and Mill's trailheads. Other trail heads can be accessed by 4-wheel, high-clearance vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-usda.gov1_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usda.gov1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As with all designated wilderness areas mechanized and motorized vehicles are prohibited in the White Mountains and Capitan Mountains Wildernesses. Access can only be by foot or horse.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilderness.net_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilderness.net-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Totally undeveloped, these areas have no amenities and require hikers and backpackers to practice "Leave No Trace" camping techniques.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dispersed_camping">Dispersed camping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Dispersed camping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many areas of the Lincoln National Forest are open to <a href="/wiki/Dispersed_camping" title="Dispersed camping">dispersed camping</a>, meaning that visitors are allowed to drive up to 300' from public roads onto forest lands for camping. This type of primitive camping is free and does not require a permit. Since these are undeveloped areas there is no water, restrooms, or other amenities. Not all forest lands are open to dispersed camping, so visitors should consult the current Motor Vehicle Use Map for the specific Ranger District to find eligible areas. Popular areas for dispersed camping are the Upper Bonito Dispersed Camping Area, NW of Ruidoso in the Smokey Bear Ranger District and Lower Karr Canyon in the Sacramento R.D. south of Cloudcroft. <sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Equestrian_and_mountain-biking_trails">Equestrian and mountain-biking trails</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Equestrian and mountain-biking trails"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While there are no designated equestrian campgrounds, pack and saddle animals are allowed on the vast majority of trails within the forest. Mountain bikes are permitted on most of the trails in the Sacramento district, as well as 10+ trails in the Smokey Bear district. Mechanized vehicles are not permitted on any trail in the Guadalupe district.<sup id="cite_ref-usda.gov_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usda.gov-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OHVs">OHVs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: OHVs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The roads and developed trails of the Lincoln National Forest are popular areas for Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs), such as motorcycles and ATVs. All three districts allow OHVs less than 50" wide on designated forest service roads. Riders should consult the current Motor Vehicle User Map to see which forest roads are open to OHVs. There are also a large number of trails open to OHVs in both the Sacramento and Smokey Bear Ranger Districts, including the last 28 miles of the Rim Trail (T105). All trails in the Guadalupe Ranger District are closed to motorized vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Winter_activities">Winter activities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Winter activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ski_Apache.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Ski_Apache.jpg/220px-Ski_Apache.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Ski_Apache.jpg/330px-Ski_Apache.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Ski_Apache.jpg/440px-Ski_Apache.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2284" data-file-height="1713" /></a><figcaption>Ski Apache ski area, Smokey Bear Ranger District</figcaption></figure> <p>Winter in southern New Mexico brings new recreational opportunities to all parts of the Lincoln National Forest from the dry, desert lowlands to the snowy, high mountain areas. Snow skiing and snowboarding is available at Ski Apache, a Mescalero Apache-owned resort on Sierra Blanca, in the Smokey Bear Ranger District approximately 15 miles west of Ruidoso. The Upper Karr Canyon Area near Cloudcroft is designated for snow sledding and tubing, and two trails, the 1.9 mile Fir Trail (T122) and the 2.8 mile Little Apache Trail (T124) are maintained in winter as cross-country skiing trails. These trails can be accessed from the Silver Overflow Campground in the Sacramento Ranger District, near Cloudcroft. For campers, the Three Rivers and Baca campgrounds in the Smokey Bear district and the Upper Karr Canyon site in the Sacramento district are open year-round.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location_and_access">Location and access</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Location and access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns_and_cities">Towns and cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Towns and cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following towns and villages lie within the bounds of the Lincoln National Forest: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cloudcroft,_New_Mexico" title="Cloudcroft, New Mexico">Cloudcroft, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Rolls,_New_Mexico" title="High Rolls, New Mexico">High Rolls, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayhill,_New_Mexico" title="Mayhill, New Mexico">Mayhill, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruidoso,_New_Mexico" title="Ruidoso, New Mexico">Ruidoso, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruidoso_Downs,_New_Mexico" title="Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico">Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_New_Mexico" title="Sacramento, New Mexico">Sacramento, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunspot,_New_Mexico" title="Sunspot, New Mexico">Sunspot, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timberon,_New_Mexico" title="Timberon, New Mexico">Timberon, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen,_New_Mexico" title="Queen, New Mexico">Queen, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitan,_New_Mexico" title="Capitan, New Mexico">Capitan, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_New_Mexico" title="Lincoln, New Mexico">Lincoln, New Mexico</a></li></ul> <p>Larger cities near the Forest include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamogordo,_New_Mexico" title="Alamogordo, New Mexico">Alamogordo, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Cruces,_New_Mexico" title="Las Cruces, New Mexico">Las Cruces, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Airports">Airports</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Blanca_Regional_Airport" title="Sierra Blanca Regional Airport">Sierra Blanca Regional Airport</a>, located about 15 miles (24 km)northwest of <a href="/wiki/Ruidoso,_New_Mexico" title="Ruidoso, New Mexico">Ruidoso</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following major highways traverse the Lincoln National Forest: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_70_in_New_Mexico" title="U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico">U.S. Route 70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_82" title="U.S. Route 82">U.S. Route 82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_380" title="U.S. Route 380">U.S. Route 380</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Highway_37" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico State Highway 37">NM 37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Highway_48" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico State Highway 48">NM 48</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nearby_attractions">Nearby attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Nearby attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lincoln National Forest is only one of many public lands in the south-central region of New Mexico. Immediately west of the Sacramento Ranger District is <a href="/wiki/White_Sands_National_Park" title="White Sands National Park">White Sands National Park</a>, known to millions for its shifting ocean of fine, white gypsum sand.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A small section of the enormous dune field, located west of Alamogordo on U.S. 70, White Sands offers dune field access, picnic sites, and primitive camping.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South of Alamogordo is <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Lee_Memorial_State_Park" title="Oliver Lee Memorial State Park">Oliver Lee Memorial State Park</a>, a New Mexico state park on the canyon floor west of the Sacramento Mountains. A full service park with both tent and RV camping, group camping and group picnic areas, Oliver Lee is also the trailhead for the Dog Canyon Trail, which climbs 2000' into the forested mountains of the Sacramento District.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> West of White Sands and approximately 70 miles west of Alamogordo is the recently created <a href="/wiki/Organ_Mountains%E2%80%93Desert_Peaks_National_Monument" title="Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument">Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument</a>, a unit of the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Land_Management" title="Bureau of Land Management">Bureau of Land Management</a> created to protect the jagged Organ Mountains on the eastern outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Las_Cruces,_New_Mexico" title="Las Cruces, New Mexico">Las Cruces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though a newer park, the area does contains a camp ground and trail heads for day hikes into the mountains.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South of the Guadalupe District and west of Carlsbad lies two renowned national parks, <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad_Caverns" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlsbad Caverns">Carlsbad Caverns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_Mountains" title="Guadalupe Mountains">Guadalupe Mountains</a> National Parks. Located on U.S. 62/180 approx. 30 miles west of <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park" title="Carlsbad Caverns National Park">Carlsbad Caverns National Park</a> is a world-famous site for exploring both developed and undeveloped caves.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Primarily a day-use area, the park does have limited opportunities for backpacking on the high ridges west of the cavern's entrance. Immediately west of Carlsbad Caverns, on the Texas side of the border, is <a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park" title="Guadalupe Mountains National Park">Guadalupe Mountains National Park</a>. Established in 1970, GMNP protects Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan, the two tallest mountains in the state, as well as scenic McKittrick Canyon, known for its fall colors.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A favorite destination for hikers and backpackers, GMNP has a number of trails for both day hikes and backpacking. Shorter trips lead to a number of historical areas, such as the Butterfield Stagecoach station near Pine Springs, while longer treks climb high into the mountains and far into the adjacent salt-flats. One of the more popular hikes is the 4.5 mile trail to the top of Guadalupe Peak, where decades of climbers have signed the register book at the summit. A number of semi-developed back-country campsites make possible a wide range of multi-day trips. For campers, GMNP has two developed campgrounds, one at Pine Springs, near the park headquarters on U.S. 62/180 and Dog Canyon, on the New Mexico side, approximately 70 miles west of Carlsbad.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_forests_of_the_United_States" title="List of national forests of the United States">List of national forests of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mescalero_Apache_Indian_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation">Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamo_National_Forest" title="Alamo National Forest">Alamo National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_National_Forest" title="Sacramento National Forest">Sacramento National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_National_Forest" title="Guadalupe National Forest">Guadalupe National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Bear" title="Smokey Bear">Smokey Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County_War" title="Lincoln County War">Lincoln County War</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln/">Lincoln National Forest</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=649&tab=General">White Mountains Wilderness</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=97">Capitan Mountains Wilderness</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discoverruidoso.com">Village of Ruidoso Tourism Office</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cloudcroft.com/?mobiswitch=deskop">Cloudcroft Online</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.skiapache.com/summer/">Ski Apache</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_National_Forest&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Canyon Wilderness">Chama River Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbine%E2%80%93Hondo_Wilderness" title="Columbine–Hondo Wilderness">Columbine–Hondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruces_Basin_Wilderness" title="Cruces Basin Wilderness">Cruces Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dome_Wilderness" title="Dome Wilderness">Dome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gila_Wilderness" title="Gila Wilderness">Gila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latir_Peak_Wilderness" title="Latir Peak Wilderness">Latir Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manzano_Mountain_Wilderness" title="Manzano Mountain Wilderness">Manzano Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ojito_Wilderness" title="Ojito Wilderness">Ojito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pecos_Wilderness" title="Pecos Wilderness">Pecos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabinoso_Wilderness" title="Sabinoso Wilderness">Sabinoso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Creek_Wilderness" title="Salt Creek Wilderness">Salt Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pedro_Parks_Wilderness" title="San Pedro Parks Wilderness">San Pedro Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandia_Mountain_Wilderness" title="Sandia Mountain Wilderness">Sandia Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Malpais_Wilderness" title="West Malpais Wilderness">West Malpais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Peak_Wilderness" title="Wheeler Peak Wilderness">Wheeler Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Mountain_Wilderness" title="White Mountain Wilderness">White Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withington_Wilderness" title="Withington Wilderness">Withington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_System" title="National Wild and Scenic Rivers System">Wild and Scenic Rivers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jemez_River" title="Jemez River">East Fork Jemez River</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Cerrillos_Hills_State_Park" title="Cerrillos Hills State Park">Cerrillos Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cimarron_Canyon_State_Park" title="Cimarron Canyon State Park">Cimarron Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Rocks_State_Park" title="City of Rocks State Park">City of Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton_Lake_State_Park" title="Clayton Lake State Park">Clayton Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conchas_Lake" title="Conchas Lake">Conchas Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coyote_Creek_State_Park" title="Coyote Creek State Park">Coyote Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Nest_Lake_State_Park" title="Eagle Nest Lake State Park">Eagle Nest Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Vado_Lake" title="El Vado Lake">El Vado Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elephant_Butte_Lake_State_Park" title="Elephant Butte Lake State Park">Elephant Butte Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenton_Lake_State_Park" title="Fenton Lake State Park">Fenton Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heron_Lake_(New_Mexico)" title="Heron Lake (New Mexico)">Heron Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Memorial_State_Park" title="Hyde Memorial State Park">Hyde Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leasburg_Dam_State_Park" title="Leasburg Dam State Park">Leasburg Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Living_Desert_Zoo_and_Gardens_State_Park" title="Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park">Living Desert Zoo and Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manzano_Mountains_State_Park" title="Manzano Mountains State Park">Manzano Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesilla_Valley_Bosque_State_Park" title="Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park">Mesilla Valley Bosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morphy_Lake_State_Park" title="Morphy Lake State Park">Morphy Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navajo_Lake" title="Navajo Lake">Navajo Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oasis_State_Park" title="Oasis State Park">Oasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Lee_Memorial_State_Park" title="Oliver Lee Memorial State Park">Oliver Lee Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa_State_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Pancho Villa State Park">Pancho Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percha_Dam_State_Park" title="Percha Dam State Park">Percha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Nature_Center_State_Park" title="Rio Grande Nature Center State Park">Rio Grande Nature Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockhound_State_Park" title="Rockhound State Park">Rockhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Lake_State_Park" title="Santa Rosa Lake State Park">Santa Rosa Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storrie_Lake_State_Park" title="Storrie Lake State Park">Storrie Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugarite_Canyon_State_Park" title="Sugarite Canyon State Park">Sugarite Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_Lake_State_Park" title="Sumner Lake State Park">Sumner Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ute_Lake_State_Park" title="Ute Lake State Park">Ute Lake</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Apalachicola_National_Forest" title="Apalachicola National Forest">Apalachicola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arapaho_National_Forest" title="Arapaho National Forest">Arapaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_National_Forest" title="Ashley National Forest">Ashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaverhead%E2%80%93Deerlodge_National_Forest" title="Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest">Beaverhead–Deerlodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienville_National_Forest" title="Bienville National Forest">Bienville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bighorn_National_Forest" title="Bighorn National Forest">Bighorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bitterroot_National_Forest" title="Bitterroot National Forest">Bitterroot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_National_Forest" title="Black Hills National Forest">Black Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boise_National_Forest" title="Boise National Forest">Boise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridger%E2%80%93Teton_National_Forest" title="Bridger–Teton National Forest">Bridger–Teton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribou%E2%80%93Targhee_National_Forest" title="Caribou–Targhee National Forest">Caribou–Targhee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_National_Forest" title="Carson National Forest">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chattahoochee%E2%80%93Oconee_National_Forest" title="Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest">Chattahoochee–Oconee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chequamegon%E2%80%93Nicolet_National_Forest" title="Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest">Chequamegon–Nicolet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_National_Forest" title="Cherokee National Forest">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chippewa_National_Forest" title="Chippewa National Forest">Chippewa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctawhatchee_National_Forest" title="Choctawhatchee National Forest">Choctawhatchee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chugach_National_Forest" title="Chugach National Forest">Chugach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cibola_National_Forest" title="Cibola National Forest">Cibola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_National_Forest" title="Clearwater National Forest">Clearwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_National_Forest" title="Cleveland National Forest">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coconino_National_Forest" title="Coconino National Forest">Coconino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coeur_d%27Alene_National_Forest" title="Coeur d'Alene National Forest">Coeur d'Alene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colville_National_Forest" title="Colville National Forest">Colville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conecuh_National_Forest" title="Conecuh National Forest">Conecuh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronado_National_Forest" title="Coronado National Forest">Coronado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatan_National_Forest" title="Croatan National Forest">Croatan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer_National_Forest" title="Custer National Forest">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest" title="Daniel Boone National Forest">Daniel Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davy_Crockett_National_Forest" title="Davy Crockett National Forest">Davy Crockett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Soto_National_Forest" title="De Soto National Forest">De Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_National_Forest" title="Delta National Forest">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deschutes_National_Forest" title="Deschutes National Forest">Deschutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_National_Forest" title="Dixie National Forest">Dixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Yunque_National_Forest" title="El Yunque National Forest">El Yunque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldorado_National_Forest" title="Eldorado National Forest">Eldorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finger_Lakes_National_Forest" title="Finger Lakes National Forest">Finger Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishlake_National_Forest" title="Fishlake National Forest">Fishlake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flathead_National_Forest" title="Flathead National Forest">Flathead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Marion_National_Forest" title="Francis Marion National Forest">Francis Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fremont%E2%80%93Winema_National_Forest" title="Fremont–Winema National Forest">Fremont–Winema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin_National_Forest" title="Gallatin National Forest">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_Jefferson_National_Forests" title="George Washington and Jefferson National Forests">George Washington and Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifford_Pinchot_National_Forest" title="Gifford Pinchot National Forest">Gifford Pinchot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gila_National_Forest" title="Gila National Forest">Gila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Mesa_National_Forest" title="Grand Mesa National Forest">Grand Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Mountain_National_Forest" title="Green Mountain National Forest">Green Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnison_National_Forest" title="Gunnison National Forest">Gunnison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helena_National_Forest" title="Helena National Forest">Helena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiawatha_National_Forest" title="Hiawatha National Forest">Hiawatha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs_National_Forest" title="Holly Springs National Forest">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homochitto_National_Forest" title="Homochitto National Forest">Homochitto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoosier_National_Forest" title="Hoosier National Forest">Hoosier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humboldt%E2%80%93Toiyabe_National_Forest" title="Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest">Humboldt–Toiyabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huron%E2%80%93Manistee_National_Forests" title="Huron–Manistee National Forests">Huron–Manistee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Panhandle_National_Forests" title="Idaho Panhandle National Forests">Idaho Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inyo_National_Forest" title="Inyo National Forest">Inyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaibab_National_Forest" title="Kaibab National Forest">Kaibab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaniksu_National_Forest" title="Kaniksu National Forest">Kaniksu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisatchie_National_Forest" title="Kisatchie National Forest">Kisatchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klamath_National_Forest" title="Klamath National Forest">Klamath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kootenai_National_Forest" title="Kootenai National Forest">Kootenai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tahoe_Basin_Management_Unit" title="Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit">Lake Tahoe Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lassen_National_Forest" title="Lassen National Forest">Lassen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_National_Forest" title="Lewis and Clark National Forest">Lewis and Clark</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lolo_National_Forest" title="Lolo National Forest">Lolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Padres_National_Forest" title="Los Padres National Forest">Los Padres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malheur_National_Forest" title="Malheur National Forest">Malheur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manti%E2%80%93La_Sal_National_Forest" title="Manti–La Sal National Forest">Manti–La Sal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Twain_National_Forest" title="Mark Twain National Forest">Mark Twain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medicine_Bow%E2%80%93Routt_National_Forest" title="Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest">Medicine Bow–Routt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendocino_National_Forest" title="Mendocino National Forest">Mendocino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modoc_National_Forest" title="Modoc National Forest">Modoc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monongahela_National_Forest" title="Monongahela National Forest">Monongahela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Baker%E2%80%93Snoqualmie_National_Forest" title="Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest">Mount Baker–Snoqualmie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Hood_National_Forest" title="Mount Hood National Forest">Mount Hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nantahala_National_Forest" title="Nantahala National Forest">Nantahala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_National_Forest" title="Nebraska National Forest">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nez_Perce_National_Forest" title="Nez Perce National Forest">Nez Perce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocala_National_Forest" title="Ocala National Forest">Ocala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ochoco_National_Forest" title="Ochoco National Forest">Ochoco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okanogan%E2%80%93Wenatchee_National_Forest" title="Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest">Okanogan–Wenatchee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_National_Forest" title="Olympic National Forest">Olympic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_National_Forest" title="Osceola National Forest">Osceola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_National_Forest" title="Ottawa National Forest">Ottawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_National_Forest" title="Ouachita National Forest">Ouachita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark%E2%80%93St._Francis_National_Forest" title="Ozark–St. Francis National Forest">Ozark–St. Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payette_National_Forest" title="Payette National Forest">Payette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_National_Forest" title="Pike National Forest">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pisgah_National_Forest" title="Pisgah National Forest">Pisgah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plumas_National_Forest" title="Plumas National Forest">Plumas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prescott_National_Forest" title="Prescott National Forest">Prescott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_National_Forest" title="Rio Grande National Forest">Rio Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogue_River%E2%80%93Siskiyou_National_Forest" title="Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest">Rogue River–Siskiyou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_National_Forest" title="Roosevelt National Forest">Roosevelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabine_National_Forest" title="Sabine National Forest">Sabine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salmon%E2%80%93Challis_National_Forest" title="Salmon–Challis National Forest">Salmon–Challis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston_National_Forest" title="Sam Houston National Forest">Sam Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_R._McKelvie_National_Forest" title="Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest">Samuel R. McKelvie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_National_Forest" title="San Bernardino National Forest">San Bernardino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Isabel_National_Forest" title="San Isabel National Forest">San Isabel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_National_Forest" title="San Juan National Forest">San Juan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_National_Forest" title="Santa Fe National Forest">Santa Fe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sawtooth_National_Forest" title="Sawtooth National Forest">Sawtooth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sequoia_National_Forest" title="Sequoia National Forest">Sequoia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shasta%E2%80%93Trinity_National_Forest" title="Shasta–Trinity National Forest">Shasta–Trinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawnee_National_Forest" title="Shawnee National Forest">Shawnee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoshone_National_Forest" title="Shoshone National Forest">Shoshone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_National_Forest" title="Sierra National Forest">Sierra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siuslaw_National_Forest" title="Siuslaw National Forest">Siuslaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Rivers_National_Forest" title="Six Rivers National Forest">Six Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joe_National_Forest" title="St. Joe National Forest">St. Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanislaus_National_Forest" title="Stanislaus National Forest">Stanislaus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumter_National_Forest" title="Sumter National Forest">Sumter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_National_Forest" title="Superior National Forest">Superior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahoe_National_Forest" title="Tahoe National Forest">Tahoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talladega_National_Forest" title="Talladega National Forest">Talladega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tombigbee_National_Forest" title="Tombigbee National Forest">Tombigbee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tongass_National_Forest" title="Tongass National Forest">Tongass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonto_National_Forest" title="Tonto National Forest">Tonto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuskegee_National_Forest" title="Tuskegee National Forest">Tuskegee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uinta_National_Forest" title="Uinta National Forest">Uinta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umatilla_National_Forest" title="Umatilla National Forest">Umatilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umpqua_National_Forest" title="Umpqua National Forest">Umpqua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncompahgre_National_Forest" title="Uncompahgre National Forest">Uncompahgre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uwharrie_National_Forest" title="Uwharrie National Forest">Uwharrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallowa%E2%80%93Whitman_National_Forest" title="Wallowa–Whitman National Forest">Wallowa–Whitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wasatch%E2%80%93Cache_National_Forest" title="Wasatch–Cache National Forest">Wasatch–Cache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_National_Forest" title="Wayne National Forest">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenatchee_National_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Wenatchee National Forest">Wenatchee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Mountain_National_Forest" title="White Mountain National Forest">White Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_River_National_Forest" title="White River National Forest">White River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willamette_National_Forest" title="Willamette National Forest">Willamette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Bankhead_National_Forest" title="William B. Bankhead National Forest">William B. 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