▁season al ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁hunting ▁and ▁ski ing . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Park s ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁" Prim itive ▁Area " ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁it ▁was ▁accord ed ▁W ilder ness ▁status ▁and ▁protection . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁W ilder ness ▁Are as ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁motor ized ▁or ▁mechan ized ▁vehicles , ▁including ▁b icy cles . ▁Camp ing ▁and ▁fish ing ▁are ▁allowed ▁with ▁proper ▁permit , ▁but ▁no ▁roads , ▁buildings , ▁logging , ▁or ▁min ing ▁are ▁permitted . ▁W ilder ness ▁areas ▁within ▁National ▁For ests ▁and ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁areas ▁allow ▁hunting ▁in ▁season ▁ ▁Top ography , ▁fl ora , ▁and ▁fa una ▁ ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Park s ▁W ilder ness ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁N ac imiento ▁Mountains , ▁the ▁western ▁finger ▁of ▁the ▁southern most ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁The ▁nearest ▁town ▁is ▁Cuba , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁w ilder ness ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁in ▁size . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁horse back ▁tra ils ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁are ▁ste ep ▁but ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Park s ▁is ▁a ▁plate au , ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁by ▁six ▁miles , ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁( 3 , 1 0 0 ▁m ). ▁ ▁Veg et ation ▁on