Unit 2A · Defiance Plateau
Pinyon Juniper
Unit 2AArizona · 0 units
About this unit
Northeast corner unit on the Navajo Nation’s Defiance Plateau — piñon-juniper and ponderosa mesas stepping off the Chuska Mountains. Tribal lands dominate, with limited federal overlap.
- Defiance Plateau
- Chuska Mountains foothills
- Navajo Nation
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 2A
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultPetrified Forest Scenic Drive
28.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDevil's Playground Loop
7.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCanyon Trail
6.7 miTrailDifficulty: EasyWashington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
4.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateOnyx Bridge Trail
4.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateFirst Forest Point
4.4 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateHolbrook Levy Walking Trail - Non-Motorized
3.6 miTrailMartha's Butte
2.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateOld Jasper Forest Road
2.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyNizhoni Community Walking Path Primary Trail Loop
2.4 miTrailBlue Hills Loop
2.4 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 2A
10 found
Crystal Forest Museum and Gifts
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPutter's Paradise RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSt. Johns RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHopi Travel Plaza
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOK RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBLK Dream Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPainted Desert Ranger Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDesert skies Holbrook az
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLunaGaia Nomadic Village
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHolbrook/Petrified Forest KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Arizona
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 2A, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Arizona agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.