Unit 83 · Embargo / Bristol Head
About this unit
North Mineral and south Hinsdale counties wrapping Bristol Head and the upper Rio Grande drainage. Aspen and spruce-fir climb to alpine tundra above 12,000 feet near Spring Creek Pass. Predominantly Rio Grande National Forest with the Weminuche Wilderness on the southern boundary.
- Weminuche Wilderness-adjacent
- Bristol Head
- Rio Grande NF
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 83
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult
TrailColorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult
TrailBlanca Peak
19.2 miDifficult
TrailEllingwood Point via Lake Como Road
18.4 miDifficult
TrailMount Blanca and Ellingwood Point via Zapata Falls Trail
14.8 miDifficult
TrailEllingwood Point via South Zapata Lake Trail
14.3 miDifficult
TrailEllingwood Point and Blanca Peak
14.1 miDifficult
TrailLake Como Trail
13.8 miDifficult
TrailSouth Zapata Lake Trail
9.7 miDifficult
TrailTrinchera Peak
7.8 miModerate
TrailCuatro Peak via Purgatoire
6.7 miDifficult
TrailZapata Falls Trail Extended Route
6.1 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 83
12 found
CampgroundAlvarado Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundUte Creek RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundBlanca, CO
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundSecluded Star Gazer Campsite in Costilla County
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundSJ's Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundA Frame Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundRamble at Great Sand Dunes
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundThe Mesita Ranch
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundLynn Court Camp - San Luis CO
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundSacred White Shell Mountain
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundLabyer Achers
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundZapata Falls 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 83, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.
