Unit 171 · Buffalo Pass
About this unit
Western Jackson County wrapping Buffalo Pass and the headwaters of the Encampment River drainage. Lodgepole and spruce-fir at 8,500 to 10,000 feet with high alpine parks near the Continental Divide. Predominantly Routt National Forest.
- Buffalo Pass
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness-adjacent
- Continental Divide
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 171
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - Colorado Section
Difficulty: Expert1337.2 miTrailTrail Ridge Road
Difficulty: Expert39.0 miTrailLink, McIntyre Lake, Medicine Bow, and McIntyre Trails Loop
Difficulty: Expert32.8 miTrailGrand Ditch Trail
Difficulty: Expert28.3 miTrailRawah Trail
Difficulty: Expert25.0 miTrailTwin Crater Lakes via Rawah Trail
Difficulty: Expert23.8 miTrailCamp Lakes, Rawah Lakes, and Twin Crater Lakes Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert23.2 miTrailLink, Medicine Bow, McIntyre Creek Trails Loop
Difficulty: Expert19.5 miTrailBaker Gulch to Bowen Gulch Lake
Difficulty: Expert19.0 miTrailRawah Lakes
Difficulty: Expert18.9 miTrailCamp Lake Trail
Difficulty: Expert16.1 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 171
12 found
Tunnel Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRanger Lakes Campground - State Forest State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMedicine Bow Yurt
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJack Park Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNorth Michigan Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLaramie River Road Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJack Creek Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGrassy Run Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIllinois River Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouth Fork Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPines Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 40.6089, -105.8987
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 171, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.