Unit 521 · Grand Mesa South
About this unit
Southern Grand Mesa in north Delta County. Aspen and spruce-fir on the plateau top grade through oakbrush to pinyon-juniper on the south-face benches. Predominantly GMUG National Forest with BLM at the lower elevations.
- Grand Mesa
- GMUG NF
- Surface Creek
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 521
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - Colorado Section
Difficulty: Expert1337.2 miTrailColorado Trail
Difficulty: Difficult481.0 miTrailADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 6
Difficulty: Expert325.7 miTrailADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 5
Difficulty: Expert153.8 miTrailMaroon Bells Lost Creek, Capitol Peak, Snowmass Mountain Loop
Difficulty: Difficult60.7 miTrailCapital Creek Circuit
Difficulty: Expert48.4 miTrailRio Grande Trail
Difficulty: Expert42.4 miTrailSnowmass, Haystack and Capital Peak Loop
Difficulty: Expert40.3 miTrailCapital Creek Loop to Haystack Mountain
Difficulty: Expert38.6 miTrailKebler Pass Road
Difficulty: Easy31.1 miTrailSp Tie in - Stevens Gulch Both
Difficulty: Expert26.9 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 521
12 found
Redstone
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKebler Pass Designated Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPaonia State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWhite River National Forest Redstone Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDark Canyon Trailhead (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMcClure Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMountainside RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSage View Ranch
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOverland Reservoir (Dispersed)-Paonia RD
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Bogan Flats Campground Grp S
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHorse Ranch Park (dispersed)-paonia Rd
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Lake Irwin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
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 521, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.