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
Colorado Trail
481.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultLittle Medano Creek Trail to Medano Lake
25.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMedano Pass Primitive Road
19.9 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Blanca Peak
19.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultPoint of No Return to Cold Creek
18.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertEllingwood Point via Lake Como Road
18.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRainbow
17.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMount Blanca and Ellingwood Point via Zapata Falls Trail
14.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertEllingwood Point via South Zapata Lake Trail
14.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertEllingwood Point and Blanca Peak
14.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPinyon Flats to Medano Pass OHV Route
10.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultUpper Sand Creek Trail
10.1 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 861
9 found
Medano Pass Primitive Road
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLittle Medano Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 37.8618, -105.4087
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 37.8854, -105.4206
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 37.8586, -105.4077
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 37.8634, -105.4102
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 37.8754, -105.4141
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 37.7320, -105.4516
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMedano Camping Area
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 861, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.