National Forest land · Colorado

Uncompahgre National Forest

Uncompahgre National Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 952,990 acres in Montrose County, Mesa County + 5 more, Colorado (National Forest land), managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USDA). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.

952,990acres (approx.)

U.S. Forest Service (USDA)manager

Open accessPAD-US access

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Area details

Approx. size	952,990 acres
Manager	U.S. Forest Service (USDA) Listed in PAD-US as: Forest Service Region 02 Rocky Mountain
Manager type	Federal
Designation	National Forest
Public access (PAD-US)	Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).”
County	Montrose County, Mesa County, San Miguel County, Ouray County, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, San Juan County
Reference point	38.42168, -108.38139 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Source records	1 PAD-US record combined

Approximate outline from simplified PAD-US boundaries (north is up; not to be used for navigation or boundary decisions).

Before you hunt here

Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This site does not list regulations.
Managing agency: U.S. Forest Service: hunting on national forests
Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

State wildlife / game area
Escalante State Wildlife Area
4,201 acres · 11.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
White Hawk State Wildlife Area
157 acres · 14.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Carter Place State Trust Lands
323 acres · 20.5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Escalante State Wildlife Area - Lower Roubideau Tract
2,176 acres · 23.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Poison Spyder State Trust Lands
646 acres · 24.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Escalante State Wildlife Area - Hamilton Tract
1,193 acres · 24.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Dry Creek Basin State Wildlife Area
12,753 acres · 27.5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Dry Creek Basin State Trust Lands
640 acres · 29.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State trust / land board land
Miramonte Meadows
2,187 acres · 29.4 mi away
State: land board
Open access

Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.

Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Uncompahgre National Forest” in Colorado combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.