Unit 74 · Mesa Verde-adjacent
About this unit
South Montezuma and west La Plata counties wrapping Mesa Verde National Park and the lower Mancos River. Pinyon-juniper and oakbrush on the mesa tops drop into the Mancos Canyon. Mix of Ute Mountain Ute Tribal ground (closed to non-tribal hunting), BLM, and San Juan National Forest; Mesa Verde NP is closed to hunting.
- Mesa Verde NP-adjacent
- Ute Mountain Tribal Park-adjacent
- San Juan NF
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 74
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailColorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult
TrailSan Juan Skyway
230.6 mi
TrailBlack Bear to Ophir OHV Loop
102.0 miModerate
TrailWDKR OHV Loop
97.0 miDifficult
TrailAlpine Loop OHV Route
93.1 miModerate
TrailAlpine Loop National Back Country Byway
73.2 miModerate
TrailStony Pass and Kite Lake OHV Trail
45.0 miDifficult
TrailAspen Loop OHV Trail
39.7 miDifficult
TrailSunlight Peak, Windom Peak, North Eolus and Mount Eolus via Purgatory Campground
37.6 miDifficult
TrailElk Park Train Stop to Needleton
36.0 miModerate
TrailPouquipsee to Corkscrew OHV Route
34.2 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 74
12 found
CampgroundMolas Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundJersey Jim Lookout
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundFlorida Campground (CO)
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundTarget Tree Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundPriest Gulch Campground and RV Park Cabins and Lodge
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundBurro Bridge Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundMary E Campground - Norwood RD
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundVallecito Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundHermosa Creek Trailhead - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundSilver Summit RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundAlta Lakes Campground (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundOld lime creek road beaver bond
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 74, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 06/07/2026.
