Rabb Park
Rabb Park Trail is an 8.6-mile trail in Gila National Forest, New Mexico. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Gila National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 32.8875° N, 107.8597° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 32.9712° N, 107.8873° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 14 segments.
The trail
| Length | 8.6 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 5-8 percent, 0-5 percent, 12-20 percent, 8-10 percent |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 747 |
| Forest | Gila National Forest (unit 0306) |
| States | New Mexico |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed year-round |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed year-round |
| Mountain biking | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
Rabb Park #747 Trailhead No season published | under 0.1 mi |
Lower Gallinas #795 Trailhead No season published | 0.1 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Juan Mesa
5 mi from the trail midpoint · 105 acres
- PrescribedRx Divide Well Piles Fy27
9 mi from the trail midpoint · 10 acres
- PrescribedRx Lincoln Canyon Piles Fy27
11 mi from the trail midpoint · 10 acres
- PrescribedRx Rendezvous Fy27
12 mi from the trail midpoint · 34 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Rabb Park Trail?
The Forest Service records 8.6 miles under this name in Gila National Forest, the sum of 14 segments.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Rabb Park Trail?
Hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking are allowed. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Rabb Park Trail start?
The line begins at 32.8875° N, 107.8597° W and ends at 32.9712° N, 107.8873° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Rabb Park #747 Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Rabb Park Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Rabb Park Trail?
Gallinas Campground - Upper (2.2 mi), Railroad Canyon Campground (2.8 mi) and Iron Creek Campground (3.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 3 with site counts and booking links.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Rabb Park Trail?
Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Rabb Park Trail?
The typical grade is 5-8 percent on most segments and 0-5 percent or 12-20 percent or 8-10 percent on others.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Rabb Park Trail?
Gila National Forest, Forest Service unit 0306. The trail is in New Mexico.
Is there a fire near the Rabb Park Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx Juan Mesa at 5 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 14 segments named Rabb Park in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0306. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.