This site is for people interested in walking through the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in Northwest New Mexico. The Wilderness is a broad, flat badlands located about 35 miles south of Farmington, New Mexico. It was once two separate wilderness areas, called Bisti and De-Na-Zin. The western (Bisti) access point can be reached from Highway 371, between mile markers 70 and 71. The eastern (De-Na-Zin) access point is on County Road 7500.
The Wilderness is maintained by the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM). BLM provides a little information about the wilderness on http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wilderness_and_wsas/wilderness_areas/bisti.html but does not indicate where points of interest lie. No maps are available at the access points to the Wilderness, and a BLM employee told me that his office won't hand out maps anymore. I hope to provide information to make a first or second visit more enjoyable, and to suggest two rewarding hikes.
The Wilderness is maintained by the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM). BLM provides a little information about the wilderness on http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wilderness_and_wsas/wilderness_areas/bisti.html but does not indicate where points of interest lie. No maps are available at the access points to the Wilderness, and a BLM employee told me that his office won't hand out maps anymore. I hope to provide information to make a first or second visit more enjoyable, and to suggest two rewarding hikes.
