Unit 12 · Pine Ridge / Lusk
About this unit
Central Niobrara County around Lusk and the Pine Ridge escarpment. Short-grass prairie with ponderosa breaks on the Pine Ridge benches and sandsage on the higher elevations. Mix of BLM and significant private ranch ground.
- Pine Ridge
- Niobrara River
- BLM
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 12
9 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Snowy Range Highway
28.4 miEasy - Trail
Medicine Bow Peak via Lakes Trail Loop
6.7 miDifficult - Trail
Lakes Trail to Medicine Bow Peak Trail
6.6 miModerate - Trail
Lost Lakes to West Glacier Lake
6.6 miModerate - Trail
Lewis Lake, Medicine Bow Peak and South Gap Lake Loop
6.2 miDifficult - Trail
South Gap Lake, North Gap Lake and Shelf Lakes Trail
6.1 miModerate - Trail
Tipple Trail
4.2 miModerate - Trail
Lewis Lake, South Gap Lake, and Snowy Mountains Trail
3.3 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 12
12 found
CampgroundPick Bridge Road
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The Place
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Deer Haven RV Park
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Saratoga Lake Campground
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CampgroundBrush Creek Work Center Barrack
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Lincoln Park Campground
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CampgroundSnow Survey Cabin
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Sanger Access Area, Dispersed Camping
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Bow River Ranger Station
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South Brush Creek Campground
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Foote Public Access Area Dispersed
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CampgroundRyan Park
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Species in this unit
Official agency resources
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/licenses-applications/application-process
- GMU map ↗
https://wgfd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=1e749fed2804465c82f119f76b374be1
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/hunting-trapping/harvest-reports-surveys
- Hunter education ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/education-camps/hunter-education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/licenses-applications
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 12, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.