Unit 551 · Italian Mountain
About this unit
North-central Gunnison County wrapping Italian Mountain and the upper Cement Creek drainage. Aspen and spruce-fir climb to alpine cirques at 12,000 feet and above. Predominantly GMUG National Forest with the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness on the northern edge.
- Italian Mountain
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- GMUG NF
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 551
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - Colorado Section
Difficulty: Expert1337.2 miTrailColorado Trail
Difficulty: Difficult481.0 miTrailColorado Trail
Difficulty: Expert389.8 miTrailThe Collegiate Loop
Difficulty: Difficult153.3 miTrailCDT in-xx Misc Old Route Alternates
Difficulty: Expert122.6 miTrailCollegiate West
Difficulty: Expert119.2 miTrailCollegiate East
Difficulty: Expert102.2 miTrailBuena Vista to Tincup OHV Route
Difficulty: Expert32.1 miTrailBear Gulch, Adler Creek, McIntyre Gulch, and Fossil Ridge OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert32.0 miTrailColorado Trail Seg. 15 US-50 to Marshall Pass
Difficulty: Expert29.8 miTrailColorado Trail Seg. 14 Chalk Creek Trailhead to US-50
Difficulty: Expert27.7 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 551
12 found
Agate Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNeedle Creek Ranch
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSnowblind
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundComanche
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAlpine Tunnel Trailhead Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCochetopa Canyon Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHancock Ghost Town Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGunnison National Forest Pitkin Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRoad 240 - Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGunnison National Forest Quartz Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNeedle Creek Reservoir
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Monarch Park
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 551, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.