Chamisoso Canyon (78.75 miles away)
Tijeras, New Mexico
La Jara Mesa is an out-and-back trail running across its namesake mesa in the Cibola National Forest. In a pinch, there is dispersed camping near the beginning of the trail, but the majority is barren of camping. Overall, the trail is rough dirt, but sections of embedded cobble rock and ruts from water erosion are present. At the end of the mapped track, the trail devolves into soft sand and continues onward as an ATV-only trail.