Unit 36 · Hunter-Fryingpan
About this unit
East Pitkin and west Eagle counties around the Fryingpan River drainage. Aspen and lodgepole on the lower slopes grade into spruce-fir and alpine cirques in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness. Predominantly White River National Forest.
- Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
- Fryingpan River
- White River NF
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 36
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - Colorado Section
1337.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertColorado Trail
481.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 4
379.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertColorado Trail
360.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertHoly Cross OHV Trail
82.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGore Range Trail
45.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertGore Range Trail
45.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertShrine Pass Road
42.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCross Creek Trail
25.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertEagles Nest Summit Loop
22.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertShrine Pass OHV Road to Resolution Creek Road
21.7 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 36
12 found
Windy Point Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRed Sandstone - Primitive Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDavis Springs
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRed Sandstone - Primitive Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRed Sandstone - Primitive Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Gore Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCataract Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCollective Vail
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundState Bridge
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPiney River Ranch at Piney Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMcDonald Flats Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEagle-Holy Cross Ranger District (Vail-Eagle area)
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 36, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.