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
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficultColorado Trail
481.0 miTrailDifficultBlack Bear to Ophir OHV Loop
102.0 miTrailModerateWDKR OHV Loop
97.0 miTrailDifficultAlpine Loop OHV Route
93.1 miTrailModerateWinter, Falls Creek, Calico, Priest, Burnett and Horse Creek Trail
78.8 miTrailExpert
Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway
73.2 miTrailModerateStony Pass and Kite Lake OHV Trail
45.0 miTrailExpertAspen Loop OHV Trail
39.7 miTrailExpertSunlight Peak, Windom Peak, North Eolus and Mount Eolus via Purgatory Campground
37.6 miTrailExpertElk Park Train Stop to Needleton
36.0 miTrailExpertPouquipsee to Corkscrew OHV Route
34.2 miTrailExpert
Campgrounds near Unit 74
12 found
Molas Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJersey Jim Lookout
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Florida Campground (CO)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Target Tree Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPriest Gulch Campground and RV Park Cabins and Lodge
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBurro Bridge Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMary E Campground - Norwood RD
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundVallecito Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHermosa Creek Trailhead - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSilver Summit RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAlta Lakes Campground (Dispersed)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOld lime creek road beaver bond
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 74, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 07/19/2026.