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
1 found
Trails near Unit 521
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailThe Loneliest Road (US Highway 50)
1147.3 miEasy
TrailColorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult
TrailMaroon Bells Lost Creek, Capitol Peak, Snowmass Mountain Loop
60.7 miDifficult
TrailCapital Creek Circuit
48.4 miDifficult
TrailRio Grande Trail
42.4 miEasy
TrailSnowmass, Haystack and Capital Peak Loop
40.3 miDifficult
TrailCapital Creek Loop to Haystack Mountain
38.6 miModerate
TrailKebler Pass Road
31.1 miEasy
TrailAvalanche Creek Trail
19.9 miModerate
TrailHay Park Trail
17.7 miDifficult
TrailCapitol Creek Trail
16.6 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 521
12 found
CampgroundRedstone
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundKebler Pass Designated Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundPaonia State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundWhite River National Forest Redstone Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundDark Canyon Trailhead (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundMcClure Campground
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CampgroundMountainside RV Park
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CampgroundSage View Ranch
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CampgroundOverland Reservoir (Dispersed)-Paonia RD
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundBogan Flats Campground Grp S
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundRedstone Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundHorse Ranch Park (dispersed)-paonia Rd
Pricing varies — check with the operator
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 521, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.
