Zuni-Acoma Trail Extreme caution should be taken at the edge of collapses. Falls on lava can cause nasty cuts and abrasions. Hikers must have sturdy boots on the rugged, often sharp lavas Leather work gloves are helpful on lava and in caves.
All overnight use requires a free backcountry use permit available at the visitor centers.
Photo courtesy of New Mexico Mountain Bike Adventures. Here recent lava flowed right to the base of the 500 foot high sandstone cliffs. Most of the lava observed is from the McCarty's cinder cone and is considered to be 3000 years old. Take this road and park near where it re-connects with SR 117. An easy scramble takes you to the top of the sandstone rim and into Cebolla Wilderness.