OR Elk Unit INDIGO — Indigo

OR INDIGO — Indigo. Terrain & Access Indigo spans dramatic elevation—from 479 feet in lower valleys to 8,635 feet in the high Cascades—creating diverse elk habitat across roughly 1.2 million acres. Seventy percent is public land, offering substantial opportunity for unguided exploration across national forest, bureau lands, and public areas. The unit's size and elevation gradient mean terrain varies sharply: lower-elevation shrub-steppe and mixed forest transitions to high-country alpine and dense conifer. Access is generally good via public roads and trails, though the scale of the unit means some remote pockets require solid hiking and navigation. Herd..