Unit 60 · Big Hole / Pioneer East
About this unit
Big Hole Mountains and east side of the Pioneer Range north of Idaho Falls. Mixed conifer and aspen forest with high subalpine country on Caribou-Targhee National Forest land.
- Big Hole Mountains
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 60
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultRexburg to Island Park
52.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBig Bend Ridge Trail
17.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateHatchery Butte
8.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSilver Lake Trail and Thurmon Creek Loop
6.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateHarriman Ridge Trail Loop
6.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateGolden Lake Loop
5.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateHarriman Hounds (Winter Trail)
5.8 miTrailDifficulty: EasyEccles Trail
5.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyEccles Trail
5.4 miTrailWashington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
4.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateThurman Creek and Meadow Loop
4.7 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 60
12 found
Buttermilk
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Riverside (id - Targhee)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Buffalo Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSand Hills Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHarriman State Park Railroad Ranch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWood Road Dispersed Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBellview Inn
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTarghee National Forest Buttermilk Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Bishop Mountain Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundEagle Peak Lodge
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWest End Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBox Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Water bodies near Unit 60
2 found
On the books in Idaho
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
Idaho Fish and Game
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/big-game
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses/controlled/apply
- GMU map ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/report
- Hunter education ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 60, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Idaho agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.