Unit 79 · Cumbres / New Mexico Border
About this unit
South Conejos County along the Cumbres Pass and the New Mexico border. Aspen and spruce-fir climb to alpine tundra above 12,000 feet on the Cumbres-Toltec narrow-gauge railroad corridor. Predominantly Rio Grande National Forest with the South San Juan Wilderness on the western flank.
- Cumbres Pass
- South San Juan Wilderness
- New Mexico border
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 79
8 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Colorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult - Trail
Wheeler Geologic Area Road
27.9 miModerate - Trail
Blue Sky and Penitente Canyon Loop
5.5 miModerate - Trail
Penitente Capulin Loop
3.6 miEasy - Trail
Alder Bench Trail
3.4 miModerate - Trail
Blue Sky Loop Penitente Canyon
3.1 miEasy - Trail
Penitente Canyon Loop
1.6 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 79
12 found
CampgroundHanson's Mill Campground
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Cathedral Campground
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Palisade
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Hanson's Mill Campground
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Hanson's Mill Campground
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Hanson's Mill Campground
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Del Norte City Park
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South Fork Lodge & RV Park
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Grandview Cabins and RV
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Penitente Canyon Campground
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Aspen Ridge RV Park
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Chinook Cabins & RV Park
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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 79, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.