Cibola National Forest · New Mexico, Texas

La Cueva

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 05083 · trail class 2 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 35.2045, -106.4873 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

La Cueva Trailhead-La Cueva Trail 83 & Picnic Site the Forest Service's write-up

<ul> <li>Requires a $5&nbsp;fee or a <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/cibola/passes-permits/recreation">day-use pass</a>.</li> <li>​CASH OR CHECK ONLY at pay station.</li> <li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=FSEPRD1126246" target="_blank">New Mexico Enchantment Pass</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r3/passes-permits/recreation" target="_blank">Interagency Passes</a></li> </ul> · season Seasonally to

La Cueva Trailhead accesses La Cueva Trail 83 & Tramway Trail 82 from within La Cueva Picnic Site.

La Cueva Picnic Site is full of Civilian Conservation Corps (aka CCC) history. It is listed in New Mexico’s Registry of Historic Places. (Learn more by scrolling to "General Notes" at the bottom of this page.)

NO CAMPING ALLOWED

Cell phone coverage is not guaranteed.

Please refer to the Sandia Mountain Trails map to plan your course.

It is the recreationist’s responsibility to use a map.

Trail(s) are open for the following uses: Hiking and Horseback Riding.

Call the Sandia Ranger District for the most up-to-date- closure information for the winter season.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.