Unit 216 · Sapphire Mountains Central
About this unit
Central Sapphire Range between the Bitterroot and Rock Creek drainages. Rolling timbered ridgelines with lodgepole, Douglas-fir, and high open meadows on Lolo and Bitterroot National Forest land.
- Sapphire Mountains
- Rock Creek drainage
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 216
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
23.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
17.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSandstone Ridge
15.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
14.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDome Shaped Mountain
13.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertButte Cabin Creek Trail
12.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertHogback Ridge
11.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSandstone Ridge Trail
9.8 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateRanch Creek
9.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertButte Cabin Ridge
9.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBurnt Fork
8.7 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 216
12 found
Morgan-case Homestead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
West Fork Of Rock Creek Cabin (mt)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCrystal Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHarrys Flat
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLolo National Forest Harry's Flat Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNorton
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGrizzly
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBitterroot Flat
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSquaw Rock
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDalles
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSiria
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Hogback Homestead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Montana
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
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses/application-drawing-dates
- GMU map ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/huntPlanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/harvestReports
- Hunter education ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter
- Buy a license ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-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 216, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Montana agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.