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

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
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