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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, Farmington, NM

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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness

Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is an outdoor activity in Farmington, NM. Cost: free.

Bisti Trailhead, County Road 7297 off NM-371, 36 miles south of Farmington · Farmington, NM

Why you should go…

Bisti/De-Na-Zin is a 45,000-acre Bureau of Land Management wilderness of eroded badlands, colorful hoodoos and fossil-bearing rock from the Late Cretaceous. There are no marked routes, so you navigate on your own across uneven ground, and you need to bring all your water. Bicycles, motor vehicles and drones are not allowed, and petrified wood must stay where it lies. The access roads are unpaved and can become impassable after rain or snow, and primitive camping is permitted.

  • #badlands
  • #hoodoos
  • #wilderness hiking
  • #petrified wood
  • #photography

What's around here?

The closest stops to Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Chaco Culture National Historical Park

    $25–$50

    Walk through the stone great houses of Chaco Canyon, including Pueblo Bonito, along the Canyon Loop Drive.

    19 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    Free

    Shiprock

    Free

    View a volcanic rock pinnacle that rises about 1,583 feet from the desert floor of the Navajo Nation.

    48 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing