Cibola NF--Kiwanis Cabin

About this Location

The cabin of local limestone was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) around 1930. The cabin was planned by a local Kiwanis group.

Access the Kiwanis Cabin by walking the Kiwanis Cabin Trail 93 & road 94: 1/2 to 3/4 miles long depending on which approach you choose to take.

The Kiwanis Cabin is located seven-tenths of a mile from NM-536 Milepost 13.6 (Sandia Crest). There is adequate parking, a visitor’s center, and an improved path to the site. The U.S. Forest Service provides interpretation via rangers at the visitor center and interpretive signs at the site. In the span of eight years, from 1933 to 1941, 54,585 Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees in New Mexico built hundreds of roads and rails, 795 bridges, 472 lookout towers large dams and reservoirs, installed millions of rods of fences, and planted millions of trees for reforestation and to prevent gully erosion.

About Cibola National Forest

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Cibola National Forest covers more than 1.6 million acres and includes mountains, grasslands, wilderness, and forests. The name Cibola comes from the Zuni word for their tribal lands, which the Spanish later translated as "buffalo". The forest is home black bears, cougars, elk, and pronghorn. Cibola National Forest offers many recreational opportunities including hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, and skiing. It also has cultural and historical significance, as it contains ancient Native American sites and historic trails.

The National Forest has four ranger districts: Sandia, Mountainair, Magdalena, and Mount Taylor. In addition, the Cibola has four wilderness areas: Sandia Mountain, Manzano Mountain, Withington, and Apache Kid.

Notable Trails

The AllTrails website has descriptions and maps of hikes at Kiwanis Cabin.

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