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
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - Colorado Section
1337.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTrail Ridge Road
39.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLink, McIntyre Lake, Medicine Bow, and McIntyre Trails Loop
32.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertGrand Ditch Trail
28.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRawah Trail
25.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTwin Crater Lakes via Rawah Trail
23.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCamp Lakes, Rawah Lakes, and Twin Crater Lakes Loop Trail
23.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLink, Medicine Bow, McIntyre Creek Trails Loop
19.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBaker Gulch to Bowen Gulch Lake
19.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRawah Lakes
18.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCamp Lake Trail
16.1 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 171
12 found
Ranger Lakes Campground - State Forest State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTunnel Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRanger Lakes Campground - State Forest State Park
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 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 09/06/2026.