Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness

How to Get There

To Bisti Parking / Access from Farmington (40 mi): Head west on W Broadway toward Nelson Ave. Continue onto W Main St. Turn left onto US-64 BYP E/W Murray Dr. Turn right onto NM-371 S. Turn east on Road 7297 (a gravel road). Drive Road 7297 for approximately 2 miles to a T-intersection and turn left. Drive just under one mile to the Bisti Trailhead, which is just south of a broad wash on the east side of the road. There is another, smaller parking area 1/4 mile further north.

To De-Na-Zin Parking / Access from Farmington (59 mi): Drive US 550, 12 miles south of the Speedway Gas Station south of Bloomfield or 4 miles north of NM 57 and turn west onto County Road 7500. Drive approximately 11 1/4 miles to the De-Na-Zin Trailhead (on the right side of the road). A trail leads from the parking area approximately 3/4 mile to the De-Na-Zin Wash.

Overview

The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness south of Farmington is a landscape of eroded badlands in the Four Corners area, with hoodoos, colorful hills, petrified wood, and fossils, formed from 70-million-year-old sediments. There are no maintained trails, so you wander freely, though it is easy to get lost. The wilderness is open to hikers, with no camping fees, and the best light is at sunrise and sunset. Collecting fossils is illegal.

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