Unit 51 · Clarks Fork / Sunlight
About this unit
Far northwest Park County wrapping the Clarks Fork and Sunlight basin north of Cody. Sage parks on the basin floor climb through Douglas-fir to spruce-fir and alpine cirques in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Predominantly Shoshone National Forest with the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on the north.
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
- Clarks Fork
- Shoshone NF
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 51
12 found
Washington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
Difficulty: Moderate4716.2 miTrailContinental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailChief Joseph Scenic Highway
Difficulty: Expert44.9 miTrailCache Creek Trail
Difficulty: Expert37.6 miTrailNorth Crandall Trail
Difficulty: Expert34.0 miTrailCrandall Trail to Miller Creek Campground
Difficulty: Expert22.4 miTrailMorrison Jeep Trail
Difficulty: Expert21.4 miTrailDead Indian Creek to Dead Indian Meadow
Difficulty: Expert19.6 miTrailClarks Fork Trail
Difficulty: Expert17.1 miTrailCrandall Trail
Difficulty: Expert15.7 miTrailNorth Crandal Trail
Difficulty: Expert14.8 miTrailTrout Peak Trail
Difficulty: Expert10.5 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 51
12 found
Shoshone NF Dispersed - Beartooth Highway
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBeartooth Plateau
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundShoshone National Forest Crazy Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFox Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCrazy Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Hunter Peak
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFox Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBeartooth Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBeartooth Scenic Byway Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground7D Ranch - Cabin Rentals
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDead Indian Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPilot Creek Dispersed Camping
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 51, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.