child in tube at Crested Butte

Grab your gear and visit us! The GMUG National Forest offers visitors a variety of winter activities including uncrowded skiing at three resorts. See below for more about the GMUG 's winter recreation. (Picture Courtesy of Crested Butte Resort).  

 

Welcome

The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are a combination of separate National Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. These three combined Forests cover 3,161,912 acres of public land in the central and southern Rocky Mountains, an area that lies south of the Colorado River and west of the Continental Divide with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies.

The Forests vary in elevation from 5,800 feet above sea level in Roubideau Creek Canyon to 14,309 feet on Uncompahgre Peak.

The Forests include spectacular features like the 355 foot high Bridal Veil falls; the Grand Mesa with over 300 lakes, one of the world's largest flat top mountains; and Alpine Tunnel, once the highest railroad tunnel in North America.

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Winter on the GMUG!

Enjoy our  photo gallery of winter scenes from our Forest.  Avalanche danger is high at this time. Please check the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.  Check  local road and weather conditions before you leave home. 


We love the snow! Grab your gear and come visit us!

The GMUG National Forest offers visitors 3 developed ski areas, many miles of groomed snowmobile trails and countless opportunites for undeveloped backcountry skiing and snowboarding.  More on winter recreation........ 

Spotlights

Careers with the Forest Service

The Forest Service offers an extraordinary diversity of occupations in some of our nations most scenic and inspiring places. Learn more about careers with our agency.

Unplugging America's Children

Highlights the wide variety of conservation education programs for pre-K to 12th grade students, their parents and educators developed by the U.S Forest Service and it's many partners.