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
1 found
Trails near Unit 49
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
Buena Vista to Tincup OHV Route
32.1 miModerate - Trail
Aspen Ridge OHV Trail
28.3 miModerate - Trail
Mosquito Pass, South London Mine, and Birdseye Gulch OHV Trail
21.7 miModerate - 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 49
12 found
CampgroundMolly Brown
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundFourmile Travel Management Area
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Belle 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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Buffalo Springs
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BV Overlook
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Co Rd 306 Dispersed Camping
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Turquoise Lake Primitive Camping
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Almgren Tie Camp
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Fourmile Travel Management Area
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Fourmile Travel Management Area
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Water bodies near Unit 49
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 49, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.