Unit 85 · San Luis Hills
About this unit
Central Costilla and east Conejos counties wrapping the San Luis Hills and Rio Grande Wild and Scenic corridor. Sage and pinyon-juniper bench country dropping into the Rio Grande gorge. Mix of BLM (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument-adjacent) and private ranch ground.
- Rio Grande
- San Luis Hills
- BLM
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 85
12 found
Colorado Trail
481.0 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Highway of Legends
64.5 miTrail
East Spanish Peak
8.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultReilly and Levsa Canyons
8.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWest Spanish Peak Trail
7.9 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Trinchera Peak
7.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWahatoya Trail
7.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCucharas Canyon Trail
7.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyCuatro Peak via Purgatoire
6.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertIndian Creek Trail
6.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDike Trail 1389
5.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultIndian Creek Trail
5.5 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 85
12 found
Carpios Ridge
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMoonstruck Ranch
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLathrop State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLa Veta Pines RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouth Shore - Trinidad Lake State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTower 64 Motel & RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGears RV Park and Cafe
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPeaceful Peaks Glamping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCarpios Ridge Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCircle the Wagons RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMiddle Fork Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Bear Lake Campground (co)
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 85, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.