Colorado Recreation Areas

Directions From Lake City enter the Alpine Loop on either County Road 30 or County Road 20. From Silverton enter the Alpine Loop on County Road 2. From Ouray enter the Alpine Loop on County Road 18. Phone 970-642-4940 Activities CAMPING, HIKING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Colorado Scenic Byway: Alpine Loop Exploring the Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway The Alpine Loop is truly a backcountry experience. Make sure someone knows your travel plans and do your homework before you start your trip. Make sure you have plenty of water, food and fuel to make it to your destination. Electronics and wireless devises DO NOT work

Directions The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area extends about 148 miles from Leadville to the Pueblo Reservoir through the towns of Buena Vista, Salida, Caсon City, and Florence. From Leadville to Salida, there are a number of access points along US-24/US-285. From Salida to Caсon City, there are access points along US-50. Phone 719-539-7289 Activities AUTO TOURING, BIKING, BOATING, CAMPING, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, PICNICKING, WINTER SPORTS, WATER SPORTS, WILDLIFE VIEWING, PHOTOGRAPHY Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas BLM – Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area BLM Colorado Flickr Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area The Arkansas River is one of the most popular river-rafting spots in the United States. The area also provides some of the best

Directions From Grand Junction travel west on Hwy 340 and take a left onto Monument Road. Take another left onto D road, which will turn into Rosevale Road. Take a right onto Little Park Road and travel 5 miles – Bangs Canon Trailhead will be on your left. Phone 970-244-3000 Activities HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING, WILDLIFE VIEWING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Opportunities for backcountry hiking, horseback riding, hunting and wildlife viewing in a largely undeveloped natural setting. Easy access from Grand Junction .

Directions Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness is located approximately 15 miles west of Grand Junction, Colorado. It is bordered by the Colorado National Monument to the east and the Colorado/Utah boundary to the west, with a small portion actually spilling into Utah. The Wilderness is included within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (MCNCA), which was legislatively designated in October of 2000. Directions DIRECTIONS TO DEVILS, POLLOCK BENCH, AND FRUITA PALEO AREA: From Grand Junction, take I-70 west to the Fruita exit (#19), turn left and cross back over I-70 and go 1.5 miles to the Kings View Estates subdivision. Turn right, in to the subdivision and stay on the main road. It’s approximately .5 miles to the Devils Canyon trail turnoff, on your left . Approximately 1.5 miles further is Pollock Bench Trailhead. DIRECTIONS TO KNOWLES AND JONES CANYON TRAILS: From Grand Junction, travel west on Grand Avenue, cross over

Directions From Alamosa, travel east on US-160, then turn left onto Road S116, which becomes Tyler Avenue. Turn right onto Twomile Road/Road 2S/9th Street and follow the signs for Blanca Wetlands. Phone 719-852-7074 Activities FISHING, HIKING, WILDLIFE VIEWING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Colorado Birding Trail: Blanca Wetlands Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area (Blanca Wetlands) visit Blanca wetlands BLM – Blanca Wetlands Blanca Wetlands The Blanca Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern, or Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, is an area of the San Luis Valley in Colorado, United States, which serves as a refuge for birds, fish and other wildlife. The wetlands had been completely destroyed by pumping and diversion of water for irrigation. Starting in 1965 the Bureau

Directions From Grand Junction, travel U.S. Highway 50 south 10 miles to State Highway 141. Travel 42 miles west, toward Gateway. Turn off at Niche Road, 4 miles east of Gateway. Follow Niche Road 16 miles to Calamity Mesa. It is recommended that maps be purchased from BLM before visiting the site. Phone 970-244-3000 Activities HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE, DOCUMENTARY SITE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas This remote, historic site contains one of the last standing vanadiun-radium-uranium camps in Colorado. Calamity Camp is an example of the historic mining camps that were active during the uranium booms from 1916 to 1980. The site has several well-preserved structures, including a cookhouse. NOTE: There is some residual radiation at this

Directions From the town of Kremmling drive south on State Highway 9 approximately 1 mile to the intersection with Trough Road (county road 1). Turn right onto Trough road and drive along this road to the intersection with State Highway 131 at Sate Bridge. State Highway 131 will go south to Interstate Highway 70. The river generally follows the path of the highway. Phone 970-7124-3000 Activities BOATING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas The Colorado River headwaters begin in Rocky Mountain National Park in northwest Colorado, about 55 miles from Kremmling. From the trickle of snowmelt starting in the Never Summer Range to the Colorado River Delta near the Gulf of California, the Colorado River runs about 1,450 miles.

Directions U.S. Highway 50 runs the length of Curecanti between Montrose and Gunnison. The recreation area is also accessed from CO Highway 149 and CO Highway 92. Phone (970) 641-2337 Activities AUTO TOURING, BOATING, CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, SWIMMING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds ELK CREEK CAMPGROUND LAKE FORK CAMPGROUND STEVENS CREEK CAMPGROUND RED CREEK GROUP SITE EAST ELK CREEK GROUP CAMPSITE Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Curecanti National Recreation Area Official Website Curecanti National Recreation Area Map Curecanti National Recreation Area is a series of three reservoirs along the once wild Gunnison River. The reservoirs that make up Curecanti today are a destination for water-based recreation high in the Rocky Mountains. Best known for salmon and trout fishing,

Directions The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness is located 29 miles southeast of Grand Junction. Phone 970-240-5300 Activities WILDERNESS Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness now contains a total of 66,280 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Colorado. In 2009 the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness became part of the now over 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. In wilderness, you can enjoy challenging recreational activities and extraordinary opportunities for solitude. In an age of "…increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization,…" you play an important role in helping to "…secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of

Directions Access the east side of Dominguez-Escalante NCA via Bridgeport Bridge: from Grand Junction, travel south on US-50, past Whitewater and Bridgeport Road. Access the north side via Dominguez Campground: from Grand Junction, travel south US-50. At Whitewater, turn right onto Highway 141 and continue to the Tabeguache Trail turnoff. Access the south side: from Delta, travel west on Highway 348 and turn right onto 25 Mesa Road/D Road. Phone 970-244-3000 Activities AUTO TOURING, BIKING, CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING, WATER SPORTS, WILDLIFE VIEWING, PHOTOGRAPHY Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Colorado Parks and Wildlife BLM Colorado Flickr Congressionally designated in 2009 for its distinctive canyon country, the Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area includes the remote Dominguez Canyon Wilderness,

Directions From Caсon City, go about 6 miles north on Shelf Road. This is part of the Gold Belt Back Country Scenic Byway. There are 2 small pull-outs with marked interpretive signs. Phone 719-269-8500 Activities AUTO TOURING, HIKING, WILDLIFE VIEWING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Cleveland Quarry Rec Site Oil Well Flats Rec Area Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Garden Park Fossil Area Garden Park Fossil Area GARDEN PARK FOSSIL AREA Fossils of well-known species of large dinosaurs have been discovered at this site over the last 120 years. Many of the dinosaur fossils discovered at this site are on exhibit at museums around the country, including the Denver Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History in Washington,

Directions The Byway is located just 1 hour from Colorado Springs or Pueblo, Colorado. From the north, it can be reached from U.S. Highway 24; the southern end can be reached from U.S. Highway 50. Phone 719-269-8500 Activities AUTO TOURING, BIKING, CLIMBING, CAMPING, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING, PICNICKING, WATER SPORTS, WILDLIFE VIEWING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Gold Belt Tour BLM – Gold Belt Recreation Area The Gold Belt Tour National Scenic Byway retraces the historic travel routes for the World™s Greatest Gold Camp, Cripple Creek. Travel on a historic, narrow-gauge railroad bed, an old stage road, and a county road on the Byway. The three legs of the route, which form a loop, have

Directions The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (NCA) is located about seven miles northeast of Montrose in west central Colorado, just downstream from the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park It encompasses approximately 57,725 acres of public lands in Montrose and Delta counties. Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is accessible via multiple routes leading from Delta and Montrose. The Gunnison Gorge NCA/Wilderness is located approximately 50 miles south of Grand Junction and just east off U.S. HWY 50 near the Town of Olathe. Falcon Road, east off HWY 50, about 10 miles north of Montrose and just south of Olathe, provides access from the north and southwest. Delta County Road 2200, approximately 10 miles east of Delta on Colorado Highway 92 near Austin, also provides access to the NCA from the north. Follow the signs to Peach Valley Road and continue down Peach Valley until you come to the

Directions Take I-70 to Gypsum exit. Turn north onto Trail Gulch road (County Road 51). Phone 970-876-9000 Activities HIKING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Go Hike Colorado Gypsum Hills Recreation Area is easily accessible located right off of I-70. Challenging four-wheel drive routes and off-highway vehicle trails offers visitors the chance to test their abilities while enjoying the fantastic mountain scenery and ranching landscapes. There are also plenty of options for mountain bikers and hunters. For more information, please contact the Colorado River Valley Field Office.

Directions There are three public roads that access this area. Spring Creek: Take I-70 to the Gypsum exit and travel east on Highway 6 about .5 mile. Turn right (south) on Valley Road for about .5 mile, then left (east) on Cooley Mesa Road. Go about 1.5 miles and turn right (south) on Spring Creek Rd. Go about 1 mile, then turn left on BLM Road 8380. No parking, camping or shooting is permitted for the first .5 mile. BLM Road 8384: Take I-70 to the Gypsum exit and travel east on Highway 6 about .5 mile. Turn right (south) on Valley Road for about .5 mile, then left (east) on Cooley Mesa Road. Travel approximately 3 miles and turn right on BLM Road 8384. Hardscrabble Road: Take I-70 to the Eagle exit. Travel west on Highway 6 for approximately 1 mile and turn right (south) on Brush Creek Road.

Directions Located between Hot Sulphur Springs and Granby, to the North of US Highway 40 and West of Highway 125. Two trailhead offer access to the network of trails. For Jacques Trailhead, travel East on US 40 from Hot Sulphur Springs for approximately 5 miles and turn North onto Jacques Road for .7 miles to the end of the road at the trailhead parking area. For Hogback trailhead, turn North onto State Highway 125 approximately 7.5 miles East of Hot Sulphur springs and proceed 3.25 miles to the Hogback Trailhead on the West side of the highway. Hogback trailhead has no developed parking are. Do not block access to the trail. Phone 970-274-3000 Activities HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s)

Directions Take I-70 to Fruita, Colorado, then go south on Colorado Highway 340 for 4 miles, turn west at King View Estates on County Road 1.3 and drive for about 2 miles to the wildlife area boundary. Phone 970-255-6100 Activities FISHING, HUNTING, WILDLIFE VIEWING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Colorado Division of Wildlife Recreation at Horsethief Canyon is managed by the Colorado Division of Wildlife under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office – Northern Division, Grand Junction, Colorado. It was acquired and developed to partially replace wildlife habitat values lost as a result of the construction of the Grand Valley Unit of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project.Horsethief Canyon State Wildlife Area has

Directions The Kremmling Field Office is located in Kremmling Colorado. Kremmling can be found at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Colorado Highway 9. It is about a one-hour drive to Kremmling from Granby, Grand Lake, Silverthorne or Steamboat Springs. Phone 970-724-3000 Activities CAMPING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas The Kremmling Field Office manages 377,900 acres of land in north-central Colorado, including BLM-managed lands in the Laramie River Valley, North Park, Middle Park, Fraser Valley, and the Upper Colorado River Valley. The varied landscape encompasses high mountain peaks, sand dunes, canyons, the Colorado River and open sage-brush parks. The area offers a wide variety of recreation opportunities including rafting, hunting, fishing,

Directions McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area is accessible via a number of routes. Phone 970-244-3000 Activities AUTO TOURING, BIKING, BOATING, HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE, CAMPING, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE, WATER SPORTS, WILDLIFE VIEWING, WILDERNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, PHOTOGRAPHY Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Devils Canyon Trailhead Pollock Bench Trailhead Dinosaur Hill Trailhead McDonald Creek Trailhead Rabbits Ear Trailhead Wildhorse Mesa Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas BLM Colorado Twitter BLM Colorado YouTube BLM Colorado Facebook BLM Colorado Flickr Official Web Site McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area is one of BLM Colorado’s most diverse desert recreation areas. Hikers will be stunned by the red-rock cliffs of Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness while the Ruby-Horsethief River Corridor offers Class I and II flatwater

Activities AUTO TOURING, BIKING, BOATING, CLIMBING, CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE, PICNICKING, WINTER SPORTS, VISITOR CENTER, WILDLIFE VIEWING, FIRE LOOKOUTS/CABINS OVERNIGHT, SWIMMING, HORSE CAMPING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds NORTH FORK (WY) BIG CREEK LAKES CAMPGROUND TEAL LAKE GROUP CAMPSITE LA PRELE GUARD STATION JACK CREEK CREW QUARTERS BRUSH CREEK WORK CENTER BARRACK KEYSTONE RANGER STATION GRIZZLY CREEK GUARD STATION LITTLE BROOKLYN LAKE GUARD SPRUCE MTN FIRE LOOKOUT TOWER SANDSTONE CABIN SNOW SURVEY CABIN SEEDHOUSE GUARD STATION Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Laramie Peak Area CDNST – Deep Jack Trailhead Purgatory Gulch Trailhead Cow Creek Trailhead Ellis South Trailhead Laramie Peak Trailhead Savage Run Wilderness Verde Mine Trailhead Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG Welcome to Medicine Bow-Routt National

Directions Mosquito Peak is 2 miles north of Mosquito pass which connects Alma and Leadville. From the south it is 4.5 miles from the 285 Colorado 9 crossroads in Fairplay or 1 mile south of Alma. If you are coming from Fairplay, drive north 4.5 miles towards Alma on Colorado 9. Turn west onto Park County 12 towards Park City. Go through the town of Park City and continue on the road for another 2.5 miles and take the right fork in the road. The road is open for another 100 yards, park here at approximately 10,900 feet in the winter and in the summer to 11,520 feet. Phone 719-269-8500 Activities CAMPING, HIKING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE, WILDLIFE VIEWING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related

Directions Leadville National Fish Hatchery 2846 Highway 300 Leadville, CO 80461 Phone (719) 486-0189 Activities WILDERNESS Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Leadville National Fish Hatchery Mount Massive Wilderness Mount Massive Wilderness Map The Mount Massive Wilderness now contains a total of 30,540 acres and is managed by the Fish & Wildlife Service and the Forest Service. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Colorado. In 1980 the Mount Massive Wilderness became part of the now over 110 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. Mount Massive (14,421 feet), Colorado’s second highest peak, and other mountains of the Sawatch Range have two distinctive characteristics: great height, and a huge, sloping bulk that makes them relatively easy to climb.

Directions From I-70 in Glenwood Springs, take Hwy 82 south to Carbondale. Take Hwy 133 west to Hotchkiss. From the 133/92 intersection in Hotchkiss, take 92 SE to Crawford. In Crawford, take Dogwood Ave east out of town. Dogwood turns into Needlerock Road. Head east towards the Needle. Phone 970-240-5300 Activities CLIMBING, HIKING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Needle Rock Needle Rock is an intrusive of rhyodacite volcanic plug located in the Needle Rock Natural Area, 3.5 miles east-northeast of the Town of Crawford in Delta County, Colorado, United States. It stands 800 feet tall above the floor of the Smith Fork of the Gunnison River valley. It originated as the throat of a large volcano about 28

Directions There are two trailheads used to access the Colorow Trail. VIX Ranch Park Trailhead: Take exit 105 off I-70. Turn north. Continue north on Castle Valley Boulevard 1.5 miles. Go past the schools on the right. Take a right on Alder Avenue. Turn right on N. Wildhorse Drive and continue up the hill to Vix Park. Park here. Ride on North Wildhorse to the west, take a right on Buckskin Circle and another right on Mustang Drive. At the end of Mustang Drive continue straight ahead and look for the Colorow Trailhead sign to access East Colorow. To access West Colorow take the Colorow connector trail to the west that travels behind the houses on your left. Alder Park/Loriat Loop Trailhead: Take exit 105 off I-70. Turn north. Continue north on Castle Valley Boulevard 1.5 miles. Go past the schools on the right. Take a right on Alder Avenue.

Directions Multiple access points north of the Grand Valley. Phone 970-244-3000 Activities OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas The North Desert provides opportunities to participate in motorized OHV recreation (motorcycles, ATV, UTV, full-sized 4×4 vehicles) on a variety of routes designated for different uses that link the desert terrain on the north side of the Grand Valley from Grand Junction and Fruita to Rabbit Valley and the Utah Rims trails. There are multiple long-distance motorized loop opportunities. Travel is limited to designated trails.

Directions The North Sand Hills OHV Area is located in Jackson County, approximately 11 miles northeast of Walden. From Walden, take Highway 125 north about 10 miles, then turn east on County Road 6. Continue about 3.5 miles, then turn right on county road 6N and go about 2 miles. Stage anywhere. the OHV Area is immediately adjacent to the ISA. Phone (970) 724-3000 Activities CAMPING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas North Sand Hills SRMA BLM North Sand Hills Campground Colorado’s only open sand dune area for OHV recreation is situated at the eastern edge of North Park at the toe of the Medicine Bow Mountain Range. North Sand Hills provides unique riding opportunities for

Directions From Highway 285 turn west on County Road G, travel about 6 miles to La Garita follow County Road 38A until you see the Penitente Canyon turn off on your right, less than a mile. From Del Norte travel northwest on Highway 112 to road 38A turn north, stay on 38 A until you see signs for Penitente Canyon, about 8 miles. Phone 719-852-7074 Activities BIKING, CLIMBING, CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas BLM – Penitente Canyon Recreation Area Penitente Canyon Recreation Area, BLM If technical rock climbing is your type of adventure, then Penitente Canyon may have what you want. The canyon is known for its nearly 300 world class technical rock

Activities BIKING, BOATING, CLIMBING, CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE, PICNICKING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, FIRE LOOKOUTS/CABINS OVERNIGHT, HORSE CAMPING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: ALVARADO CAMPGROUND >> Camping Area Alvarado Campground, located at an elevation of 9,000 ft., is a prime location for accessing easy to challenging hikes in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. The variety of trails lead to high elevation lakes, picturesque waterfalls, and a number of stunning scenic overlooks. Alvarado is designed for a range of campers, with facilities for tent, RV and equestrian campers. Pike-San Isabel National Forests include over a million acres of wilderness and over half of Colorado’s mountain peaks that reach above 14,000 feet. BABY DOE >> Camping Area Baby Doe Campground is situated on the eastern shore of Turquoise Lake in the shade of a lodgepole pine and subalpine fir forest. The family-friendly campground is a popular

Directions From Salida, CO to Gunnison Field Office 1).Turn right onto US-50 W/?W Rainbow Blvd. Continue to follow US-50 W 3.9 miles 2). Turn right onto US-285 N/?US-50 W (signs for Gunnison/Buena Vista/Leadville) Continue to follow US-50 W. 60.4 miles 3). Turn left onto 11th St. Destination will be on the left 0.4 miles Phone 970-642-4940 Activities WILDERNESS Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Powderhorn Wilderness Colorado National Conservation Area Colorado Wilderness: Powderhorn Powderhorn Wilderness Powderhorn Wilderness The Powderhorn Wilderness now contains a total of 62,050 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Colorado. In 1993 the Powderhorn Wilderness became part of the

Directions From the Town of Rangely, CO there are two entrances. The western entrance is reached by traveling from State Highway 64 to River Rd, which is by the Loaf N Jug Gas Station. Travel on River Rd, which becomes County Road 2 for approx. 2.75 miles. Turn left onto BLM Road 1072. There is a kiosk with information about the park just off the road and a parking area. The eastern entrance is reached by traveling south off State Highway 64 onto White Ave. at the only stop light in town. Travel on White Ave, which become County Road 23 for approx. 1.25 miles. Turn right just after the Elks Club Shooting Range on the left. Phone 970-878-3800 Activities OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking

Directions Turn north at the stoplight at the intersection of Highway 82 and Highway 133. Follow Red Hill Road (County Road 107) till you reach a large parking lot. This parking lot serves as a commuter parking lot as well during weekdays, so be aware that it can fill up. Head north up the dirt road (County Road 107) from the parking lot. The trail head is about 1/3 mile up and is clearly marked with a map kiosk on the left (west) side of the road. Phone 970-876-9000 Activities BIKING, HIKING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area Red Hill The Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area that sits just north of Carbondale

Directions LOCATION: 9 miles north of Canon City, Colorado, off of U.S. Hwy 50 and Fremont County Road 69. From Canon City head west on U.S. Hwy 50 for approximately 3.5 miles, turn right onto Fremont County Rd 69. Travel north for approximately 8 miles. The trailhead will be on your right. Phone (710) 269-8500 Activities HORSEBACK RIDING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Seep Springs Recreation Area is located near Canon City offering fun and challenging trails combined with outstanding views. High points along the 16 miles of roads and trails give the visitor open ranchland views as they wind through pinon and juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forests with sandstone rocks throughout the area.

Directions From I-70, take Silt Exit 97 and head north. At round-about, turn west on Highway 6 and then turn north (right) onto N. 7th Street. Continue north and curve right on Peach Valley Road (County Road 214) for 2.1 miles. Turn north on Bendetti Road (County Road 250). Go 1 mile and the entrance to Silt Mesa is on the northeast when Bendetti Road turns west. Phone 970-876-9000 Activities HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas The Silt Mesa Extensive Recreation Management Area near Silt, Colorado is nestled below the Grand Hogback providing opportunities for OHV riding, hiking and horseback riding. Due to the close proximity to neighborhoods the area is closed to

Directions The Strawberry area is located approximately .5 miles North of Tabernash, East of U.S. 40off of County Road 84. Turn East onto CR 83, Following it for .5 mile. Turn North onto County Road 84 for .75mile. Turn West onto BLM Road 2751 for .75 mile to the Hurd Peak Trailhead parking area. Phone 970-724-3000 Activities BIKING, CAMPING, HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, HUNTING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Strawberry Area Trails The Strawberry area includes approximately 8 miles of Single-track, non- motorized trails that are collectively known as the Phases. These Trails are interconnected with 10.5 miles of roads, creating a stacked-loop network that offers a variety of bicycle riding options. Bicycles and Motorized vehicles are restricted to

Directions From the intersection of US 285 and CR 140 (1 mile north of the intersection of US 50 and US 285 near Poncha Springs), go west on CR 140 for 1.7 miles. Turn right (north) onto CR 250 and drive 4 miles to where FR 252 branches to the left. Take FR 252 for 3.1 miles to the trailhead. Phone 970-240-5300 Activities BIKING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Tabeguache Trail Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic Byway Tabeguache Trail BLM Tabeguache Trail The Tabeguache (pronounced TAB-a-watch) Trail crosses public land for 142 miles, connecting Montrose and Grand Junction, Colorado. The trail begins in Shavano Valley and weaves through the canyons, mesas, and highlands of the Uncompahgre Plateau before

Directions From Canon City take West about 25 miles. Turn right (North) onto Fremont County Road 27 (Look for the Texas Creek Store). Proceed over bridge and continue about a ½ mile and follow sign for OHV parking. From Salida Head east out of town on E Rainbow Blvd/US-50 E. Continue approximately 31.1 miles to Fremont County Road 27. Turn north on Fremont County Road 27 to access trails. Phone 719-269-8500 Activities CAMPING, HUNTING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Texas Creek OHV Registrations Texas Creek ATV Trail The Texas Creek Recreation area is located west of Canon City and is a popular high-use area for motorized recreation users. The area is often rideable year round

Directions From the town of Carbondale take highway 133 south. At Price Creek Road intersection, turn left and drive along Prince Creek approximately 4.2 to the recreation area. There are several pull offs for parking. For non-motorized use the first parking lot with the kiosk. For mechanized please go to the upper parking lot which is about 2 miles from the lower access parking at the kiosk. Phone (970) 876-9000 Activities BIKING, CAMPING, HIKING Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas The Crown Special Recreation Management Area near Carbondale is managed primarily for mountain biking but has trails open to hikers, equestrians, and motorized use. It has been popular for many years because of a dense trail network in the

Directions The American Flats portion of the Uncompahgre Wilderness is located approximately 5 miles east of Ouray and approximately 11 miles west of Lake City in Hinsdale County. Access to the area is via the seldom used Horsethief Pack Trail off Hinsdale County Road 30. Phone 970-642-4940 Activities WILDERNESS Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Uncompahgre Widlerness Uncompahgre Wilderness Colorado’s Wild Areas: Uncompahgre Wilderness The Uncompahgre Wilderness now contains a total of 102,721 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Colorado. In 1980 the Uncompahgre Wilderness became part of the now over 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. In wilderness, you can

Directions The Willow Creek WSA is located in Moffat County, approximately five miles northeast of Dinosaur, CO and eight miles south of Dinosaur National Monument. The eastern boundary of the WSA is shared with the Skull Creek WSA. Phone (970) 878-3800 Activities CLIMBING, CAMPING, HUNTING, PHOTOGRAPHY Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Colorado National Conservation Lands Willow Creek in United States of America The Willow Creek WSA is more characteristic of the arid canyon ecosystems found in the Colorado Plateau than in the Rocky Mountain Forest Province eco-region, where it exists. Geographically, the area generally lies within the Skull Creek Basin. The area is cut by steep, colorful ridges, hogbacks, deep gullies, unique rock formations, and canyons of sandstone

Directions There are multiple access points. County Roads 2, 22, 25, 26, 224, 227 provide access to and through the Wolford Mountain Area. In the Northern portion, drive north from Kremmling on Highway 40 past Wolford Reservoir and take the Antelope Pass Road on the right. Phone 970-724-3000 Activities CAMPING, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Sidewinder Trail Muddy Creek Fishing Access and Kremmling Cliffs Wolford Red Desert Overlook Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas There are approximately 120 miles of designated roads and motorized trails in the Wolford Mountain Special Recreation Management Area. Motorized use is restricted to designated routes only. Some routes are open only to certain types of vehicles “ signs indicate allowable uses. Motorized use is prohibited from

Directions From Alamosa, depart on US Highway 160/Main Street eastwards. Go east on Highway 160 until you reach Colorado State Highway 150. Turn left and go north on Colorado State Highway approximately 12.5 miles. Turn right onto the unpaved gravel road (Lake of The Falls Road). Phone 719-852-7074 Activities CLIMBING, CAMPING, HIKING, PICNICKING, PHOTOGRAPHY Camping Reservations Reserve your campsite at these camping areas: Colorado Campgrounds Hiking Trails Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails: Colorado Hiking Trails Related Link(s) More Colorado Recreation Areas Zapata Falls Recreation Area Zapata Falls Campground BLM – Zapata Falls Recreation Area BLM – Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway Hidden Colorado Gem: Zapata Falls Zapata Falls is a waterfall located near the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to Rio Grande National Forest and south of Great Sand