Unit 741 · Cortez / McElmo
About this unit
West Montezuma County between Cortez and the Utah line. Pinyon-juniper and sage on broken bench country with the McElmo Creek drainage anchoring the southern boundary. Mix of BLM (Canyons of the Ancients National Monument) and significant private ranch and agricultural ground.
- Canyons of the Ancients NM
- McElmo Creek
- Hovenweep NM-adjacent
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 741
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailColorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult
TrailCarbon Junction Loop Trail
16.2 miExpert
TrailAnimas River Trail (675)
11.3 miDifficult
TrailSale Barn - South Rim - Cowboy Loop
10.2 miDifficult
TrailTwin Buttes Loop
9.0 miDifficult
TrailHidden Valley (Church Camp) Loop [PRIVATE PROPERTY]
8.8 miDifficult
TrailDry Fork Loop
8.7 miDifficult
TrailCherry Creek Loop Trail
8.3 miDifficult
TrailAnimas Mountain Outer Loop
7.0 miDifficult
TrailAnimas Mountain Trail
6.0 miDifficult
TrailPerins Peak
5.9 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 741
6 found
CampgroundDurango Ranch RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundDurango Year Round RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundDurango RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundLightner Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundUnited Campground of Durango
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundJunction Creek Campground
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 741, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 06/07/2026.
