Unit 40 · Tongue River Canyon
About this unit
West Sheridan and northeast Big Horn counties wrapping the Tongue River Canyon and the north Bighorn crest. Aspen and lodgepole climb to alpine tundra on the high ridges. Predominantly Bighorn National Forest with the Cloud Peak Wilderness on the south.
- Tongue River Canyon
- Cloud Peak Wilderness
- Bighorn NF
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 40
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMexican Hill and Five Springs Area
12.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBeef Trail
11.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultShell Bench
10.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElkhorn
5.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultElkhorn
4.9 miTrailLake Creek Divide
4.8 miTrailDifficulty: EasyDry Fork Cow Camp
4.2 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateLittle Horn
4.1 miTrailDifficulty: EasyBucking Mule Falls
4.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyHudson Creek
3.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBeaver Creek Mesa
3.5 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 40
12 found
Burgess RV Dump Station
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGreybull KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLittle Bighorn West Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWrights
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundShell Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBighorn National Forest Cabin Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Five Springs Falls Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Shell Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGravel Pit Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
North Tongue
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
PORCUPINE CAMPGROUND (WY)
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 40, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.