Cibola National Forest · New Mexico, Texas

Red Canyon

2.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 89 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 34.6223, -106.4151 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Red Canyon/spruce Spring Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season April to November

Trailhead is temporarily closed due to hazardous conditions that exist within Upper Red Canyon Campground. The trails are still accessible via Lower Red Campground loop, Ox Canyon trailhead and via the Crest Trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

All 311 trails in Cibola National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

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.