Unit 28 · Estes Park
About this unit
East Larimer County wrapping Estes Park and the eastern slope of Rocky Mountain National Park. Ponderosa and lodgepole on the foothills climb to spruce-fir and alpine tundra at the park boundary. Mix of Roosevelt National Forest and private ground; Rocky Mountain National Park is closed to hunting.
- Rocky Mountain NP-adjacent
- Estes Park
- Roosevelt NF
Public lands inside this unit
4 found
Trails near Unit 28
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailKingston Peak, Alice, Fall River Road, and Mount Saxon OHV Loop
59.9 miDifficult
TrailGore Range Trail
45.2 miDifficult
TrailNorthern Indian Peaks Loop
28.0 miDifficult
TrailArgentine Pass OHV Route
26.7 miModerate
TrailGuanella Pass Trail
24.7 miEasy
TrailMonarch Lake via High Lonesome Trail
23.8 miModerate
TrailEagles Nest Summit Loop
22.6 miDifficult
TrailEast Shore Trail [CLOSED]
20.9 miModerate
TrailUpper Slate Lake Via Rock Creek Trailhead
20.9 miDifficult
TrailHarrigan Creek Trail to Gore Range Trail to Slate Creek Trail
19.6 miModerate
TrailUpper Slate Lake
18.0 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 28
12 found
CampgroundIdlewild Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundArapaho Bay
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundMeadow Creek Reservoir Fishing Site
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundGilbert Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundMountain Meadow Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundIceberg Lake Backcountry Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundSouth Fork Rustic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundIdlewild Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundDavis Springs
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundMirror Lake via Monarch Lake Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundWillows Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundRoaring Fork Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
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 28, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.
