Unit 12 · Continental Divide West
About this unit
North-central Jackson County on the west wall of North Park, climbing onto the Continental Divide. Mix of sage park floor and lodgepole and spruce-fir on the upper slopes, with the Mount Zirkel Wilderness anchoring the western boundary. Predominantly Routt National Forest with BLM in the lower sage country.
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- North Park
- Continental Divide
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 12
9 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Devil's Causeway, Skinny Fish and Trappers Lake Loop
30.6 miDifficult - Trail
Devil's Causeway, Lost Lakes, and Chinese Wall
22.4 miDifficult - Trail
Devils Causeway Loop Trail
10.6 miModerate - Trail
Devil's Causeway
6.0 miModerate - Trail
Mosquito Lake via Bear River Trail
5.9 miEasy - Trail
Jensen Wilderness Loop
3.7 miModerate - Trail
Little Causeway Lake
3.3 miModerate - Trail
Sheriff Reservoir to Sand Lake
3.3 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 12
6 found
CampgroundWhite River National Forest North Fork Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Morapos Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
White River National Forest dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Yellowjacket Pass
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Sheriffs Reservoir
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Himes Peak
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Species in this unit
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/hunting/education-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 12, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.