Unit X5b · Zone X5B – Truckee / Donner
About this unit
Tahoe National Forest country around Truckee and Donner Pass. Mixed conifer and red-fir with the Granite Chief Wilderness on the south.
- Granite Chief Wilderness
- Tahoe National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
5 found
Trails near Unit X5b
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBelfast Petroglyphs OHV Trail
15.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateShaffer Mountain
13.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertModoc Line Trail
7.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateModoc Line Trail
7.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateModoc Line Trail
5.9 miTrailWashington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
4.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateModoc Line Trail
4.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateModoc Line Trail
3.7 miTrailModoc Line Trail
3.2 miTrailDifficulty: EasyModoc Line Trail
2.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasyModoc Line Trail
2.3 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit X5b
6 found

Dodge Reservoir Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDays End RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
BLM Dodge Reservoir
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Ramhorn Springs Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFive Springs
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTunnison Mountain
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in California
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
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/Regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/Big-Game/Drawing
- GMU map ↗
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/Maps
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/Big-Game/Harvest-Reports
- Hunter education ↗
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunter-Education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Hunting
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit X5b, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the California agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.