Unit 55 · Taylor Park
About this unit
Central Gunnison County wrapping Taylor Park Reservoir and the upper Taylor River. Sage parks on the basin floor at 9,000 feet climb through aspen to spruce-fir on the surrounding peaks. Predominantly GMUG National Forest with the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on the eastern boundary.
- Taylor Park
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
- GMUG NF
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 55
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: ExpertADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 5
153.8 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: ModerateSpring Creek, Deadmans, Walrod, Brush Creek, Block n Tackle
48.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRosebud Waterfall, Double Top, Hunter Creek, Reno Flag Loop
40.2 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 55
12 found
Old Flowers Road Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Crescent Mining Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRosy Lane
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOne Mile
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Lodgepole (taylor River Canyon Near Gunnison, Colorado)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKebler Pass Designated Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGothic Canyon dispersed camping 1
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Oh Be Joyful Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPearl Pass Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSnowblind
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBrush Creek Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Lakeview Gunnison
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 55, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.