Snowmobiling

Snowmobiling Areas

• Canyon Lakes Ranger District, west of Fort Collins

  Canyon Lakes Ranger District is located in north-central Colorado and encompasses approximately 650,000 acres in the Roosevelt National Forest, mostly in Larimer County. The Canyon Lakes Ranger District offers visitors a variety of recreation opportunities throughout the year, and also provides for traditional uses, such as permits for firewood gathering and grazing. We are home to four Wilderness areas, three national recreation trails, two historic districts, and Colorado’s only Wild and Scenic River.

  State Highways 34, 36 and 14 allow for easy access to one of our many hiking trails, campgrounds, four-wheel drive roads, and lakes and streams.

• Bald Mountain Road (#517)
• Cameron Pass Winter Recreation
• Green Ridge Road (#177, #319)
• Laramie River Road
• Long Draw Parking (Winter) Trailhead
• Clear Creek Ranger District, near Idaho Springs

  Located along the I-70 corridor of Clear Creek County in the town of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek Ranger District manages approximately 200,000 acres in four different counties. Come climb a mountain 14,000 feet above the ocean's tides, take a relaxing drive through the Rocky Mountains, or wet your fishing line in one of the many alpine lakes and streams. 

• Jones Pass Trailhead
• Sulphur Ranger District, near Winter Park & Granby

  Recreational opportunities abound in this haven located high up in the Rocky Mountains. The Sulphur Ranger District is over 442,000 acres in Grand County, Colorado. Being surrounded by mountain peaks, meadows and lakes, you are in for a truly majestic experience in this forest.

  Summers are filled with mountain biking near the towns of Winter Park and Fraser, hiking or backpacking in one of the five Wilderness areas or in the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA), and enjoying the wildflowers and wildlife.

  Many of the hiking trails are also open to equestrians. The Three Lakes of Grand, Granby and Shadow Mountain are great places to escape with your boat or a fishing pole for a day. The Stillwater area next to the town of Grand Lake has miles of trails for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts. Camping cannot be overlooked either with 15 campgrounds and nearly 500 campsites.

• Doe Creek Trailhead

  The Doe Creek Trailhead is located in the Arapaho National Recreation Area and provides access to many trails in the Doe Creek Trail System.

  There are no facilities and there is parking for 8 vehicles.

  View a COTREX area map here.

• Elk Meadows Trailhead

  Elk Meadows Trailhead is located west of Fraser. The area is popular for mountain biking.

• Chainsaw (#81)
• Elk Meadow (#64)
• Zoom (#83)
• Idleglen Trailhead
• Leland Trailhead

  The Leland Trailhead is located west of Fraser near the Fraser Experimental Forest. It provides access to several popular mountain biking trails.

• Lower Creekside Trailhead
• Burnout Loop (#99)
• Crosstrails (#107)
• Ditch (#104)
• Homestead (#109)
• Idlewild (#106)
• Serendipity (#108)
• Twisted Ankle (#70)
• Whoops (#100)
• Winterwoods (#105)
• Twin Bridges Trailhead

  The Twin Bridges Trailhead is located west of Winter Park and provides access to several popular mountain biking trails.

• Blue Sky (#86)
• Chickadee (#89)
• D3 (#73)
• D4 (#74)
• Ice Hill (#87)
• Leap Frog (#74.1)
• Lower Cherokee (#85)
• Serenity (#91)
• Take D'Leap (#74.2)
• Twin Bridges (#90)
• Upper Cherokee (#92)