Unit 52 · Grand Mesa East
About this unit
Eastern Mesa and northwest Delta counties on the east side of the Grand Mesa. Aspen and spruce-fir at 9,000 to 11,000 feet on the high plateau with oakbrush and pinyon-juniper on the lower benches. Predominantly GMUG National Forest with BLM on the lower edges.
- Grand Mesa
- GMUG NF
- Land's End
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 52
7 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
The Loneliest Road (US Highway 50)
1147.3 miEasy - Trail
Colorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult - Trail
Uncompahgre Plateau OHV Trail
91.1 miDifficult - Trail
Crag Crest Trail
12.6 miModerate - Trail
Cottonwood Lakes Foot Trail
11.0 miModerate - Trail
Scotland Trail
4.7 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 52
12 found
CampgroundGrand Mesa
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Fish Hawk Campground
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Shady Creek RV Park
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Cottonwood Lake Campground
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Crag Crest Campground
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Little Bear Campground
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Cobbett Lake
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Kiser Creek
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Aspen Trails Campgrounds
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Weir and Johnson
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Twin Lake Dispersed Area - Grand Valley Rd
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CampgroundWard Lake Campground
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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 52, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.