Unit 18 · Rawah West
About this unit
Eastern Jackson County abutting the Rawah Wilderness and the Medicine Bow range. Sage and willow on the North Park floor climb into lodgepole and high alpine basins at the wilderness boundary. Roosevelt National Forest dominates the high country with private and state ground on the lower benches.
- Rawah Wilderness
- Medicine Bow Mountains
- Roosevelt NF
Public lands inside this unit
7 found
Rocky Mountain National Park
415 sq miParkNational ParkRoosevelt National Forest
1,688 sq miParkNational ForestHeadwaters
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLake Granby
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaRocky Mountain National Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaShadow Mountain Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaWillow Creek Reservoir
ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Trails near Unit 18
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - Colorado Section
1337.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSandbeach Trailhead to Bierstadt Lake Trailhead
48.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTrail Ridge Road
39.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRowe's Glacier to Lost Lake via Lawn Lake Trail
36.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) Loop
28.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertGrand Ditch Trail
28.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertNorthern Indian Peaks Loop
28.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFlattop Mountain Trail to Ptarmigan Pass to Big Meadows
25.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLake Nanita and Nokoni via Bear Lake Trailhead
24.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMonarch Lake via High Lonesome Trail
23.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertEast Shore Trail
20.9 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 18
12 found
Rocky Mountain NP - Thunder Lake Backcountry
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Cutthroat Bay Group
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Arapaho Bay
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNFSR 120 Dispersed Site - Arapaho National Forest
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMeadow Creek Reservoir Fishing Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGilbert Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMirror Lake via Monarch Lake Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStillwater Pass Dispersed Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRoaring Fork Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundArapaho Valley Ranch
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWinding River Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSunset Point Campground
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 18, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.