Unit 76 · Saguache / Crestone
About this unit
East Saguache County wrapping the northern Sangre de Cristo crest and the San Luis Valley floor near Crestone. Sage and grassland on the valley floor at 7,500 feet climb steeply through aspen to alpine tundra above 14,000 feet on the Crestone peaks. Predominantly Rio Grande National Forest with the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on the high country and Great Sand Dunes NP on the southern boundary.
- Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
- Great Sand Dunes NP-adjacent
- Crestone Peak (14,294 ft)
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 76
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - Colorado Section
1337.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertColorado Trail
481.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultColorado Trail
389.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertAlpine Loop OHV Route
93.1 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway
73.2 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateStony Pass and Kite Lake OHV Trail
45.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBristol Head and Crystal Lake OHV Trail
38.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElk Park Train Stop to Needleton
36.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDeep Creek Trail Loop
29.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSquaw Creek, Continental Divide and Weminuche Trail Loop
29.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElwood Pass OHV Trail
28.6 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 76
12 found
Thirty Mile
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHanson's Mill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRio Grande National Forest Lost Trail Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRio Grande National Forest River Hill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPoage Lake Primitive Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWupperman Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPalisade
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWilliams Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHanson's Mill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHanson's Mill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHanson's Mill Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRio Grande National Forest Marshall Park Campground
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 76, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.