Unit 38 · Bighorn Mountains East
About this unit
West Johnson and west Sheridan counties wrapping the east flank of the Bighorn Mountains. Ponderosa and Douglas-fir on the lower slopes climb to lodgepole and alpine ridges on the Bighorn crest. Predominantly Bighorn National Forest with the Cloud Peak Wilderness on the high country.
- Cloud Peak Wilderness
- Bighorn Mountains
- Bighorn NF
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 38
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWolf Falls via Forest Route 186
15.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBeef Trail
11.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWest Fork of Big Goose Creek
11.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCutler Cross Country Ski Trails
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultLittle Horn
9.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateLodge Grass
8.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateConey Creek Trail to Stull Lakes and Coney Lake
7.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultDry Fork Ridge
7.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWalker Prairie
6.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWolf Creek
5.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElkhorn
5.6 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 38
12 found
Pine Island Group Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBighorn National Forest Owen Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTongue Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBurgess RV Dump Station
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCamp 6-Bruce Creek Interpretive Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLittle Bighorn West Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFoothills Motel and Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTongue River Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Owen Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBighorn National Forest Tie Flume Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Tie Flume
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Prune Creek
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 38, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.