Unit 861 · Cuchara North
About this unit
Central Huerfano County wrapping the north flank of the Spanish Peaks and the upper Cuchara River drainage. Ponderosa and Douglas-fir on the lower slopes grade through aspen to spruce-fir on the high peaks. Mix of San Isabel National Forest and private ranch ground.
- Spanish Peaks Wilderness
- Cuchara River
- San Isabel NF
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 861
12 found
TrailColorado Trail
481.0 miDifficult- Trail
Little Medano Creek Trail to Medano Lake
25.1 miModerate - Trail
Medano Pass Primitive Road
19.9 miModerate - Trail
Blanca Peak
19.2 miDifficult - Trail
Point of No Return to Cold Creek
18.5 miDifficult - Trail
Ellingwood Point via Lake Como Road
18.4 miDifficult - Trail
Mount Blanca and Ellingwood Point via Zapata Falls Trail
14.8 miDifficult - Trail
Ellingwood Point via South Zapata Lake Trail
14.3 miDifficult - Trail
Ellingwood Point and Blanca Peak
14.1 miDifficult - Trail
Pinyon Flats to Medano Pass OHV Route
10.7 miEasy - Trail
Medano Lake Trail
7.9 miModerate - Trail
Music Pass via Rainbow Trail No. 1336
7.9 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 861
2 found
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 861, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.