Unit 48 · Twin Lakes
About this unit
Northwest Lake County around Twin Lakes and the Mount Elbert massif. Aspen and spruce-fir climb to alpine tundra above 11,500 feet on the Sawatch Range, with 14,440-foot Mount Elbert anchoring the western boundary. Predominantly San Isabel National Forest with the Mount Massive Wilderness on the north and Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on the south.
- Mount Elbert (14,440 ft)
- Mount Massive Wilderness
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 48
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
The Collegiate Loop
153.3 miDifficult - Trail
Iron Mike Mine and Halfmoon Creek OHV Trail
81.0 miModerate - Trail
Weston Pass OHV Road
34.9 miEasy - Trail
Independence Pass
34.1 miModerate - Trail
Halfmoon Gulch OHV Trail
24.2 miDifficult - Trail
Mount Massive Trail (via North East)
19.1 miDifficult - Trail
Mount Harvard via Pine Creek Trail
19.1 miDifficult - Trail
Harvard Lakes, Mount Columbia, Mount Harvard
18.8 miDifficult - Trail
Mount Harvard via Frenchman Creek Trail 1457
18.1 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 48
12 found
CampgroundCrescent Mining Camp
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CampgroundMolly Brown
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CampgroundBelle of Colorado Campground
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Molly Brown Campground
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San Isabel National Forest Molly Brown Campground
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Twin Peaks Campground
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Halfmoon East Campground
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Turquoise Lake Primitive Camping
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Elbert NFS Road Dispersed
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Twin Peaks Dispersed Campground- Colorado
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Vicksburg Mining Camp Interpretive Site
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San Isabel National Forest Father Dyer Campground
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Water bodies near Unit 48
1 found
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 48, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.