Unit 11 · Mount Zirkel North
About this unit
North Routt County wrapping the northern Mount Zirkel Wilderness and the headwaters of the Elk River. High spruce-fir basins, glacial lakes, and aspen-fringed parks at 8,000 to 12,180 feet on the Continental Divide. Predominantly Routt National Forest with the Mount Zirkel Wilderness running the spine.
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- Continental Divide
- Elk River headwaters
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 11
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultDivide Creek Road
11.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNorth Barcus Creek Road
8.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyCrooked Wash Road
6.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateGray Hills Trail
5.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultIndian Valley Road
4.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyPinto Spur Road
4.5 miTrailDifficulty: EasyCoal Creek Road
4.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateWest Fork Coal Creek Road
4.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyThe Shoulder Road
3.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateJuniper Mountain Road
3.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultIndian Valley Road
3.0 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 11
5 found
Rim Rock Campgrounds
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRiver Camp RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMaybell Bridge
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEast Cross Mountain
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
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 11, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.