Unit 7 · Bears Ears
About this unit
Western Routt County north of the Yampa, anchored by the Bears Ears peaks and the upper Slater Creek drainage. High aspen and spruce-fir benches step down into sage and oakbrush. Predominantly Routt National Forest with BLM filling the lower benches.
- Bears Ears
- Slater Creek
- Routt NF
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 7
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - Colorado Section
Difficulty: Expert1337.2 miTrailLink, McIntyre Lake, Medicine Bow, and McIntyre Trails Loop
Difficulty: Expert32.8 miTrailGreen Ridge Road Trail
Difficulty: Expert29.8 miTrailRawah Trail
Difficulty: Expert25.0 miTrailTwin Crater Lakes via Rawah Trail
Difficulty: Expert23.8 miTrailCamp Lakes, Rawah Lakes, and Twin Crater Lakes Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert23.2 miTrailDeadman Road
Difficulty: Expert22.9 miTrailLink, Medicine Bow, McIntyre Creek Trails Loop
Difficulty: Expert19.5 miTrailRawah Lakes
Difficulty: Expert18.9 miTrailMcIntyre Trail
Difficulty: Expert18.7 miTrailCamp Lake Trail
Difficulty: Expert16.1 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 7
12 found
Tunnel Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMedicine Bow Yurt
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNorth Michigan Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLaramie River Road Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Chambers Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Stub Creek Cabin - CLOSED FOR 2021 SEASON
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBrowns Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStub Creek Recreation Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 40.6089, -105.8987
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 40.6102, -105.9041
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 40.6119, -105.9031
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 40.6137, -105.9044
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 7, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.