Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands

Contact Information

Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands
2113 Osuna Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113

Forest Supervisor: Nancy Rose

Public Affairs Officer: Ruth Sutton

Phone: 505.346.3900

Mt Taylor Ranger District is looking for a volunteer campground host for McGaffey Campground. Please call 505-287-8833 for more information

Fourth of July Canyon The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands are located in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, and are part of the Southwestern Region.

The Cibola National Forest covers more than 1.6 million acres in New Mexico, with elevations ranging from 5,000 feet to over 11,300 feet. Our forest includes Mt. Taylor; the Datil, Gallinas, Magdalena, Bear, Manzano, Sandia, San Mateo, and Zuni Mountains; and four wilderness areas—Sandia Mountain, Manzano Mountain, Withington, and Apache Kid.

The Cibola National Grasslands cover 263,954 acres in northeastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma and northern Texas.

Features

Travel Management

The new Travel Management Rule requires the Forest to designate a system of roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicle use. Learn more about the Travel Management Rule and Planning process. Get involved!

Forest and Grasslands Plan Revision

Current management of the four National Grasslands and four mountain districts is guided by the 1985 Cibola National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. This plan was developed under the provisions of the 1982 Planning Rule. A seperate plan for the National Grasslands is currently underway, and the draft Grasslands plan and draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) were released for review and comment on September 30, 2011. The draft plan and DEIS were developed under the 2000 Planning Rule using 1982 rule provisions, and can be accessed at: Draft Grasslands Plan and Draft EIS

Revision of the 1985 plan for the four forested mountain districts is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2012 under a new Planning Rule.

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