Unit 43 · Cottonwood Pass / Crystal
About this unit
South Pitkin and west Gunnison counties wrapping the Elk Mountains south face and the Crystal River drainage. Aspen and spruce-fir climb to alpine cirques and 14,000-foot peaks in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass and Raggeds wilderness areas. Predominantly White River and Gunnison national forests.
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- Raggeds Wilderness
- Crystal River
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 43
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
The Loneliest Road (US Highway 50)
1147.3 miEasy - Trail
Colorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult - Trail
Holy Cross OHV Trail
82.9 miDifficult - Trail
Maroon Bells Lost Creek, Capitol Peak, Snowmass Mountain Loop
60.7 miDifficult - Trail
Capital Creek Circuit
48.4 miDifficult - Trail
Rio Grande Trail
42.4 miEasy - Trail
Snowmass, Haystack and Capital Peak Loop
40.3 miDifficult - Trail
Capital Creek Loop to Haystack Mountain
38.6 miModerate - Trail
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Loop
29.1 miDifficult - Trail
Mount Crested Butte North Loop
28.3 miDifficult - Trail
Maroon Snowmass Trail to Willow Lake Trail to East Maroon Trail Loop
23.0 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 43
12 found
CampgroundRedstone
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Paonia State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Four Mile Road Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Four Pass Loop - West Maroon to Buckskin
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
White River National Forest Redstone Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
McClure Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Mountainside RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Carbondale Area Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Noname Rest Area - CDOT
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Glenwood Canyon Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Bogan Flats Campground Grp S
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 43, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.