Unit 1 · Sand Wash Basin
About this unit
Far northwestern Moffat County along the Wyoming line. Open sagebrush steppe and pinyon-juniper benches dropping into the Little Snake River drainage, with broken badlands and broad sage flats holding wild horse herds. Predominantly BLM ground at 6,500 to 7,500 feet.
- Sand Wash Basin HMA
- Little Snake River
- Vermillion Basin
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 1
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHarpers Corner Trail
2.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateHoy Dike Trail
1.7 miTrailConfluence/Sand Canyon Access Trail
1.5 miTrailHarpers Corner Trail
1.1 miTrailGates of Lodore Nature Trail
0.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasyHoy Dike Trail
0.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasyPot Creek Trail
0.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyTwo Bar Ranch Loop Trail
0.5 miTrailGates of Lodore Nature Trail
0.4 miTrailHoy Dike Trail
0.4 miTrailRippling Brook Waterfall
0.4 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 1
2 found
On the books in Colorado
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
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/rules-and-regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting/big-game/primary-draw
- GMU map ↗
https://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/index.html?app=HuntingAtlas
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/Statistics.aspx
- Hunter education ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/activities/hunting/education-and-outreach
- Buy a license ↗
https://cpwshop.com/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 1, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.