Unit 49 · Buena Vista
About this unit
Central Chaffee County around Buena Vista and the east flank of the Collegiate Peaks. Sage parks on the Arkansas River floor at 7,800 feet climb through aspen to alpine tundra above 13,000 feet on Mount Princeton, Yale, and Harvard. Predominantly San Isabel National Forest with the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on the high country.
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
- Mount Harvard (14,420 ft)
- Arkansas River
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 49
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: ExpertThe Collegiate Loop
153.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT in-xx Misc Old Route Alternates
122.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCollegiate West
119.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCollegiate East
102.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertIron Mike Mine and Halfmoon Creek OHV Trail
81.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateColorado Trail Seg. 12 Clear Creek to North Cottonwood Creek Road
36.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWeston Pass OHV Road
34.9 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 49
12 found
Molly Brown
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFourmile Travel Management Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBelle of Colorado Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Molly Brown Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSan Isabel National Forest Molly Brown Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Buffalo Springs
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBV Overlook
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCo Rd 306 Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTurquoise Lake Primitive Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAlmgren Tie Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFourmile Travel Management Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFourmile Travel Management Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Water bodies near Unit 49
1 found
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 49, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.