Unit 57 · Cottonwood Lake / Antero
About this unit
South Chaffee County around Cottonwood Lake and the Mount Antero massif. Aspen and spruce-fir climb to alpine tundra above 13,000 feet on Mount Antero and Mount Princeton. Predominantly San Isabel National Forest with the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on the western boundary.
- Mount Antero (14,275 ft)
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
- San Isabel NF
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 57
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - Colorado Section
Difficulty: Expert1337.2 miTrailColorado Trail
Difficulty: Difficult481.0 miTrailAspen Ridge OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert28.3 miTrailFour Mile Loop via CR305 and Lenhardy Cutoff
Difficulty: Expert21.8 miTrailCR185 Trail
Difficulty: Expert15.4 miTrailFourmile Area Trail
Difficulty: Difficult11.5 miTrailTurret Trail and Catkin Gulch Loop Trail
Difficulty: Difficult11.5 miTrailMcGee Gulch 305 and 376
Difficulty: Difficult10.5 miTrailThe Castles Trail
Difficulty: Difficult10.5 miTrailMidland Bike Trail
Difficulty: Difficult10.0 miTrailBald Mountain via County Road 300
Difficulty: Difficult10.0 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 57
12 found
BV Overlook
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCo Rd 306 Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSalida North BLM
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSalida East - Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHecla Junction - Arkansas Headwaters Rec Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRuby Mountain
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRafter's Roost
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Bassam Guard Station
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSalida RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWilderness Expeditions RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 38.6463, -105.9911
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 57, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.