Aspen-covered ridges, scattered lakes, and views of Capitol Reef National Park from Thousand Lake Mountain, this unit holds healthy herds of elk. With good public access and moderate terrain, this area gives hunters an enjoyable hunt.

Good public access is available in this area. This area also has dense timber and good elk numbers.

Located in the central part of the state, much of this unit is higher elevation with rolling ridges and steep creek drainages. Most of the ridges are heavily forested with conifer and aspen trees, breaking into large meadows that typically have a spring or a lake. This unit also includes the Thousand Lake Mountain. A flat top plateau that leads to red rock canyon country to the east and to farmland in the south and west. Off of the mountain are rolling ridges and creek drainages covered in conifer forests.

Low elevations in this unit have dry, desert rolling hills and flats. They also contain some grass, prickly-pear cactus, and sagebrush with scattered pinyon pines and juniper trees. Middle elevations are covered in ponderosa pines, oak brush with sagebrush continuing through this elevation as well. Higher elevations have scattered aspen groves with steep slopes covered in conifer forests.

Much of the unit is part of the Fish Lake National Forest or desert land managed by the BLM, giving great public access. There is road access on all sides of the unit with well-maintained dirt roads leading to less-maintained four-wheel-drive roads or ATV trails. Many of these well maintained dirt roads are accessed off of I-70 and Highway 72.

Most hunters camp along roads. There are several locations that have good, flat camping locations for travel trailers or tents. There are also several designated campgrounds open to the public throughout the unit. Torrey, Bicknell, Loa, and Salina are the nearest towns and some offer lodging, but it’s limited.