Unit 45 · Basalt Mountain
About this unit
West Eagle and north Pitkin counties wrapping Basalt Mountain and the lower Fryingpan. Pinyon-juniper, oakbrush, and aspen on rolling montane country with spruce-fir at the higher elevations. Mix of White River National Forest and BLM with private ranch ground.
- Basalt Mountain
- Fryingpan River
- White River NF
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 45
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailThe Loneliest Road (US Highway 50)
1147.3 miEasy
TrailColorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult
TrailHoly Cross OHV Trail
82.9 miDifficult
TrailGore Range Trail
45.2 miDifficult
TrailShrine Pass Road
42.9 miEasy
TrailCopper Triangle Loop
31.8 miModerate
TrailCross Creek Trail
25.5 miDifficult
TrailShrine Pass OHV Road to Resolution Creek Road
21.7 miModerate
TrailMosquito Pass, South London Mine, and Birdseye Gulch OHV Trail
21.7 miModerate
TrailTwo Elk National Recreation Trail
18.9 miDifficult
TrailBowmans Shortcut to Vail
16.5 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 45
12 found
CampgroundGold Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundLake Constantine Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundGore Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundCamp Hale Pond Fishing Pier
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundWhitney Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundHornsilver Campground
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CampgroundRoute 91 BLM Dispersed
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CampgroundHomestake Road Dispersed - CO
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CampgroundCamp Hale National Historic Site
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CampgroundEagle-Holy Cross Ranger District (Vail-Eagle area)
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundEast Cross Creek from Halfmoon Pass
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundCamp Hale East Fork Group
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 45, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.