Unit 572 · Wind River
About this unit
Gifford Pinchot National Forest country in the Wind River drainage. Mixed conifer with the Trapper Creek Wilderness on the west.
- Trapper Creek Wilderness
- Wind River
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 572
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPCT - Washington Section H
144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPcnst
37.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLewis River Trail
27.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLarch Mountain Loop Trail
19.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBerryfield Sm Loop
18.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBig Tire Sm Loop
17.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertTrapper Creek and Observation Peak Loop
16.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPcnst
16.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBells Mountain Trail
16.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertObservation Peak and Dry Creek Loop
15.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBlue Lake, Deep Lake, and Elk Lake Loop
14.3 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 572
12 found
Paradise Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Sunset Falls Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFalls Creek Horse Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSmokey Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHuckleberry Access
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMerrill Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCrest Camp Trailhead Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBeaver Bay Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMeadow Creek Indian Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundForlorn Lakes
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Camping above Panther Creek Falls
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Washington
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
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/special-hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/gmu
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 572, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Washington agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.