The Lincoln National Forest covers 1,103,441 acres across the Capitan, Sacramento and Guadalupe Mountains in Southcentral New Mexico. Elevations range from 4,000 to 11,500 feet and pass through five different life zones from Chihuahuan desert to sub-alpine forest. Vegetation types are very diverse across the Forest and range from rare cacti in the lower elevations to Engelmann Spruce in the higher.

The Lincoln National Forest provides habitat for a high diversity of plant and animal species!