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
1 found
Trails near Unit 12
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSnowy Range Highway
28.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyBrowns Peak Loop in Snowy Range
12.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertQuealy Reservoir Spur
11.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMedicine Bow Peak via Lakes Trail Loop
6.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultLakes Trail to Medicine Bow Peak Trail
6.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateLost Lakes to West Glacier Lake
6.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateLewis Lake, Medicine Bow Peak and South Gap Lake Loop
6.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSouth Gap Lake, North Gap Lake and Shelf Lakes Trail
6.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSouth Gap, North Gap and Cutthroat Lake Trail
6.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateLookout Lakes Trail
4.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateTipple Trail
4.2 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 12
12 found
Pick Bridge Road
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThe Place
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDeer Haven RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSaratoga Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Brush Creek Work Center Barrack
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLincoln Park Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Snow Survey Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSanger Access Area, Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Bow River Ranger Station
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
South Brush Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFoote Public Access Area Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Ryan Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Wyoming
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
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 09/06/2026.