Unit 39 · Mount Evans
About this unit
Clear Creek and northern Park counties wrapping Mount Evans and the upper Bear Creek drainage. Lodgepole and spruce-fir climb to alpine tundra above 11,500 feet on the Mount Evans massif. Predominantly Arapaho National Forest with the Mount Evans Wilderness on the high country.
- Mount Evans Wilderness
- Mount Evans (14,265 ft)
- Arapaho NF
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 39
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - Colorado Section
Difficulty: Expert1337.2 miTrailColorado Trail
Difficulty: Difficult481.0 miTrailADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 4
Difficulty: Expert379.1 miTrailColorado Trail
Difficulty: Expert360.5 miTrailPeak-to-Peak Scenic Byway
Difficulty: Expert60.3 miTrailKingston Peak, Alice, Fall River Road, and Mount Saxon OHV Loop
Difficulty: Expert59.9 miTrailGolden Canyon OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert49.0 miTrailCub Creek Trail
Difficulty: Expert28.7 miTrailMount Evans Scenic Byway
Difficulty: Expert27.1 miTrailArgentine Pass OHV Route
Difficulty: Expert26.7 miTrailGuanella Pass Trail
Difficulty: Easy24.7 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 39
12 found
Guanella Pass Scenic Byway
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMountain Meadow Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Arapaho National Forest Echo Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
West Chicago Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDenver West-Central City KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMeridian Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEmpire City RV Parking
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKirby Gulch
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundChief Hosa Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPeru Creek Designated Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGeneva Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStaunton State Park
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 39, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.