Washington · Elk Hunting Data

Washington Elk Unit 513

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Washington Game Management Unit 513.

Unit 513 is a rare piece of west-slope Cascade country where the ground climbs over 5,000 vertical feet, from the Cowlitz River valley near Packwood around 1,050 feet to alpine ridgelines pushing 6,500 feet along the Mount Rainier National Park boundary, terrain that forces elk into short-sightline old-growth timber and the huckleberry benches and regenerating cuts where forage concentrates. Water is everywhere here (Clear Creek, Skate Creek, the Ohanapecosh drainage), so the challenge is reading movement, not finding it. The pack lays it out in Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. You study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
498
Total Elk Spotted
56
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Washington Elk Unit 513 boundary map
Unit 513 boundary within Washington · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The Washington - Elk Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Washington Elk unit, including Unit 513. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.