Horse Riding Areas

• Grand Mesa

  Largest flat top mountain in the world.

  Fish Your National Forests: This site can be accessed by Passenger Car; Fish available include: Trout; Types of fishing available include: Wade, Motorized boat, Float tube, Fly, Ice; ADA Accessible fishing access with fishing pier and boat launch

• Aqueduct #753
• Battlement #527
• Beaver #516
• Black Pine #647
• Blue Lake #707.1A
• Bonham #512
• Boundary #525
• Boundary Cutoff #526
• Brush Creek #529
• Bull Basin #507
• Bull and Brown #724
• Burn #522
• Buzzard #536
• Buzzard Park #519
• Carpenter #510
• Carson Lake #728
• Cedar Mesa #718
• Coal Creek #702
• Coal Creek Basin #703
• Cottonwood #712
• Crag Crest #711
• Crag Crest Loop #711.1A
• Crum Reservoir #511
• Deep Creek #709
• Deep Creek Cutoff #709.1
• Divide #523
• Drop Off #726
• East Brush Creek #504
• East Leon #730
• Elk Park #720
• Ella #732
• Eureka #734
• Eureka Cutoff #734.1A
• Farmers #727
• Flowing Park #715.1A
• Fruita Picnic Site
• Green Mountain #719
• Greenwood #721
• Hawxhurst #530
• Hay Park #729
• Haypress #662
• High #515
• Hightower #524
• Indian Point #715
• Indian Point Cutoff #708
• Kannah Creek #706
• Kimball Creek #532
• Lake Of The Woods #506
• Last Chance #731
• Leon Lake trail #717
• Lily Lake #509
• Little Dolores #648
• Mesa Creek #505
• Mesa Top #714
• Monument #518
• Owens Loop #539
• Point Camp #725
• Porter Cutoff #535
• Porter Mountain #534
• Power Line #520
• Raber Cow Camp Interpretive Hike
• Reservoir - 1 #663
• Ridge #646
• Rim View #533
• Salt Creek #514
• Scotland #752
• Silver Spruce #517
• Sissy #716
• Skimmed Milk #754
• Smalley Mountain #531
• Switchback #705
• Triangle Stomp #736
• Trout Lake #743
• Turkey Flats #661
• Two Peak #521
• West Bench #501
• West Green Mountain #719.1A
• West Salt Creek #513
• Whitewater Basin #700
• Willow Reservoir #755
• Youngs Creek Connector #508
• Gunnison

  Recreation sites within the Gunnison Geographic area

• Crested Butte

  CB camping

• Bear Creek #415
• Beaver Ponds #516
• Bellview #598
• Block and Tackle #545
• Bowman Creek #570
• Brush Creek #400
• Brush Creek Connector #627
• Canal #408
• Carbon #436
• Cement Creek #612
• Cement Mountain #553
• Conundrum #981
• Copper Creek #983
• Crystal Peak #583
• Cumberland Basin #579
• Daisy Pass #404
• Daisy Pass Blue Lake #404.3A
• Daisy Pass Peeler #404.5A
• Deadman Gulch #420
• Deer Creek #568
• Doubletop #405
• Doubletop Walrod Spur #405.2A
• Doubletop Waterfall Spur #405.3A
• East River #634
• Farris Creek #409
• Farris Creek Bypass #409.5A
• Farris Creek Connector #445
• Flag Creek #422
• Horse Basin #471
• Hunters Creek #410
• Hunters Hill #410.0A
• Irwin Lake #370
• Italian Connector #648
• Kebler Wagon #606
• Lily Pond #534
• Lower Cement Creek #636
• Mount Tilton #582
• Mount Tilton Spur #582.1A
• Oh-Be-Joyful #836
• Ptarmigan Lake #594
• Reno Ridge #607
• Ridge 70 #419
• Rosebud #423
• Rustler Gulch #599
• Scarp #421
• Snodgrass #590
• Star #411
• Star Lily Connector #623
• Strand Bonus #407
• Strand Hill #556
• Taylor Divide #440
• Teocalli Mountain #554
• Teocalli Ridge #557
• Tony's #603
• Trail Riders #401
• Twin Lakes #402
• Twin Lakes Spur #402.1A
• Upper Loop #435
• Upper Upper Loop #435.1A
• Walrod Gulch #412
• Walrod Gulch Cutoff #418
• Warm Springs #406
• Washington Gulch #403
• Waterfall Creek #555
• Waterfall Cutoff #638
• Gunnison - Southeast

  Trails that are located east of Lake City and South of US 50

• Agate Creek #484
• Agate Spur #484.2A
• Baldy Lake #491
• Basin View #618
• Big Bend Creek #488
• Corduroy-Lujon #499
• Dutchman Creek #490
• Hicks Gulch #492
• Left Hand #495
• Lime Creek #485
• Long Branch #489
• Middle Barrett Creek #494
• Middle Razor #501
• Milk Creek #474
• Quakey Mountain #537
• Razor Creek #487
• Right Hand #493
• Summit #486
• Tank Seven Creek #480
• Upper Razor Spur #487.5A
• Lake City

  Southern part of Gunnison Ranger District

• Alpine. #225
• Big Blue Creek #232
• Bonholder #467
• Calf Creek Plateau #458
• Camp #476
• Cannibal Plateau #464
• Canon Infierno #461
• Cascade Creek #468
• Cataract Creek #475
• Cebolla #459
• Crystal Lake #235
• Cuba Gulch #477
• Deer Lakes Cutoff #458.A
• Devils Canyon #469
• East Mineral Creek #593
• El Paso Creek #238
• Failes Creek #230
• Fall Creek #231
• Independence Bypass #234.1A
• Larson Lakes #236
• Little Elk #244
• Machin Basin #784
• Matterhorn Cutoff #245
• Mineral Creek #466
• Miners Creek #785
• North Calf Creek #460
• Powderhorn Park #462
• Rough Creek #463
• Saddle #140
• Skyline #465
• Snow Mesa #787
• Stewart Creek #470
• Williams Creek #240
• Pitkin

  Camping east of Gunnison near Pitkin

• Alder Creek #577
• Alpine Tunnel #539
• Bear Gulch #610
• Beaver Cow #608
• Beaver-McIntyre #472
• Brown's Pass #369
• Cameron Gulch #549
• Crest #531
• East Willow #609
• Fairview #426
• Fossil Ridge #478
• Gold Creek #427
• Henry Lake #429
• Kroenke Lake #448
• Lake Ann #592
• Magdalene #542
• McIntyre Gulch #578
• Mill Lake #532
• North Gulch #502
• Sanford Creek #584
• South Lottis #428
• South Quartz #483
• South Texas #417
• Summerville #430
• Texas Creek #416
• Texas Ridge #571
• Timber #613
• Timberline #414
• Waunita #497
• Willow Creek #479
• Willow Mine #611
• Beaver Creek #464
• Castle Pass #441
• Coal Mesa #451
• Costo Lake #425
• Cow Creek #453
• East Curecanti #454
• East Soap #535
• Lion Gulch #536
• Little Mill #455
• Little Pass Creek #563
• Low Line #438
• Mill Castle #450
• Rainbow Lake #449
• Sheep Lake #551
• Soap Basin #442
• Soap Creek #443
• Soap Creek Corral / Coal Mesa Horse Camp
• Sun Park #444
• Swampy Pass #439
• Zigzag #601
• Cougar Canyon #614
• Doctor Park #424
• Harmels Point #616
• Moonlight #615
• Taylor River #600
• Texas Creek Horse Trailhead
• North Fork Valley - Paonia District

  This area is around the North Fork of the Gunnison River.  

• Bald Mountain Tie-In #882
• Beckwith Bench #845
• Beckwith Pass #842
• Buck Mesa #804
• Castle Pass #441
• Castle Rock Jeep #881
• Clear Fork #810
• Cliff Creek #840
• Coal Basin Trail #859
• Crater Lake #800
• Curecanti #870
• Dark Canyon #830
• Dark Canyon/Munsey Tie-in #830A
• Drift Creek #815
• Dyer Connection #886
• Dyer Creek #888
• Dyke Creek #837
• Dyke Mountain Bike #838
• Elk Basin #854
• Elk Park #800A
• Gooseberry #814
• Hoodoo Gap #877
• Inter-Ocean Pass #890
• Jones Creek #812
• Kaufman Creek #852
• Kebler Wagon #606
• Lamborn #894
• Landsend #897
• Little Coal Creek Jeep #883
• Little Elk Basin #892
• Little Robinson #850
• Lone Cabin #876
• Lone Pine #862
• Low Line #438
• Mendicant Ridge #884
• Moseley Ridge #851
• Mount Lamborn #895
• Munsey Ruby Stock Driveway #831
• Navajo Ridge #857
• North Anthracite #832
• Oh-Be-Joyful Pass #835
• Oil Well Mtn. Loop #522.1A
• Peter Creek #856
• Piburn #880
• Raggeds #820
• Raggeds Tie-in Trail #823
• Robinson Creek #854A
• Ruby Anthracite #836
• Sheep Lake #848
• Sheep Lake Cutoff #855
• Silver Basin #834
• Sink Creek #861
• Soap Creek #443
• South Dyer Trail #714
• Spud Pass #824
• Swampy Pass #439
• Terror #802
• Thousand Acre Flats #806
• Throughline #860
• Todd Reservoir Jeep #891
• Todd Reservoir Tie-In #896
• Trail Creek #872
• West Dyer #885
• San Juan Mountains

  This area includes the portion of the San Juan Mountains that are on the Norwood and Ouray Districts of the Uncompahgre National Forest.  This area is also known as the Mountain Division.

• Alpine #225
• Big Park #234
• Clear Lake #247
• Courthouse #218
• Cow Creek #220
• Cowboy Lake #244
• Coxcomb #132
• Deer Creek #223
• East Fork #228
• Firebox #245
• Fish Creek Reservoir #224
• Fox Creek #249
• Hampton Lake #224.1A
• High Mesa #133
• Jackson Guard Station #225.1A
• Little Cimarron #229
• Little Cimarron East #246
• Lou Creek #222
• Matterhorn #135
• Middle Canyon #136
• Middle Fork #227
• Nate Creek #221
• Old Owl Creek #236
• Old Owl Creek Spur A #236.1A
• Old Owl Creek Spur B #236.1B
• Porphyry Basin #243
• Ridge #221.1B
• Salt House #252
• Sheep Mountain #253
• Silver Jack Shoreline #129
• Spruce #221.1A
• Stealey Mountain North #219
• Stealey Mountain South #258
• Stealey Mountain Spur #219.1B
• Spalding Park Trail #237
• Upper East Fork #142
• West Fork #240
• Wetterhorn Basin #226
• Ouray Area

  Ouray Area of the San Juan Mountains (Ouray District).

• Alpine Mine #206.1A
• Baldy #216
• Baldy Peak #216.1A
• Bear Creek #241.1A
• Bear Creek - South Fork #242
• Blue Lakes #201
• Box Factory #200.1B
• Cobb's Gulch #211
• Corbett #209
• Cutler Creek #217
• Dallas #200
• Dexter Creek #205
• Difficulty Creek #214
• Horsethief #215
• Left Fork Cutler Creek #235
• Oak Creek #207
• Okeson #137
• Portland #238
• Portland Mine #238.1A
• Richmond #250
• Shortcut #138
• Silvershield #199
• Storm Gulch #212
• Upper Cascade Falls #213
• Weehawken #206
• Wilson Creek #202
• Winchester Gulch #216.1B
• Wright's Lake #201.1A
• Telluride Area

  Telluride area of the San Juan Mountains (Norwood District). Telluride Trail Brochure

• Alder Creek #510
• Bear Creek #635
• Blixt #508.1A
• Blue Lake #637
• Bridal Veil #636
• Camel's Garden #630
• Deep Creek #418
• Deep Creek Connector #418.1B
• East Fork Bear Creek #513
• Eider #417
• Elk Creek #407
• Goat Creek #641
• Gurley Ditch #611.1A
• Hope Lake #410
• Hughes Ditch #422.1A
• Iron Mountain #418.1C
• Jud Wiebe #432
• Liberty Bell #431
• Lizard Head #505
• Lone Cone #426
• Lone Cone Spur #426.1B
• Morningstar #420
• Old Wilson Mesa #423
• Rock Of Ages #429
• Sneffels Highline #434
• Sunshine #498
• Swamp Canyon #634
• Thunder Trail System (#593, #594, #595, #596)
• Wasatch #508
• Wasatch Connection #508.1B
• Whipple Mountain #419
• Wilson Meadows #512
• Wilson Mesa #421
• Woods Lake #406
• Woods Lake Shoreline #426.1A
• Uncompahgre Plateau

  This area includes the Uncompahgre Plateau area of Norwood, Ouray, and Grand Valley Districts on the Uncompahgre National Forest.  It is also know as the Plateau Division.

• 41 Trail #145
• 47 Trail #403
• Ashley #147
• Aspen #125
• Atkinson #624
• Atkinson Bench #623
• Bad Land #635
• Basin #603
• Bear Pen Gulch #124
• Bear Pen Spur 1B #124.1B
• Beaver Dam #627
• Ben Lowe #109
• Big Creek #656
• Big Creek Cutoff #637
• Big Creek Scout #638
• Big Creek Uncompahgre Day Use Area/Fishing Site
• Big Johnson #622
• Bittle Loop #669
• Black Point #613
• Blue Creek #620
• Bret Point #649
• Buck #149
• Buck Connector #149.1A
• Bucktail Creek #659
• Bucktail Creek Spur #659.1A
• Bunch Ground #634
• Cabin #606
• Cabin Bench Area #104
• Clear Creek #516
• Coal Bank #112
• Coal Creek #605
• Columbine Campground - Ouray RD
• Corral Fork #652
• Corral Gulch #658
• Cottonwood #103
• Cow Creek #611
• Dented Door #248
• Divide Forks Cutoff #639
• Dominguez Cutoff #629
• Dry Creek #114
• Dry Creek Spur #114.1A
• East Basin #106
• East Bull Spur #155.1A
• East Bull #155
• East Fork Dry Creek #114.1B
• East McKee Divide #597
• East Unaweep #612
• Forest Fence #128
• Forty Seven #100
• Franks Bench #632
• Gill ATV #666
• Gill Creek #602
• Gray's Creek #157
• Hornet #131
• Hornet Spur #131.1A
• Horsefly #121
• Horseshoe Basin #107
• Hungry Gulch #665
• Indian #500
• Kelso Mesa #614
• La Fair #668
• Leonards Ridge #643
• Little Bear Lake #660
• Little Creek #655
• Little Johnson #617
• Long Canyon #621
• Long Point #628
• Love Mesa Bench #101
• Lower Bench #650
• Lower Spring Creek #116.1C
• Mailbox #619
• Mailbox Cutoff #630
• Massey Branch #618
• Middle Fork Bear Canyon #654
• Middle Point Escalante #631
• Moore Mesa #146
• Mud Holes #670
• North Bench #633
• North Fork Bear Canyon #653
• North Kelso #626.1A
• Old Roubideau #105
• Old Transfer #110
• Old Transfer Bike #251
• Paradox #126
• Paradox #502
• Parallel #139
• Payne Mesa #134
• Picket Corral #102
• Picket Corral Spur #102.1A
• Pool Creek #113
• Powerline #541
• Red Canyon #118
• Rim #122
• Roatcap #121
• Rocky Pitch Loop #664
• Roubideau Pack #544
• Roundabout #120
• Short Point #615
• Short Point Bench #651
• Short Point Cutoff #651.1A
• Simms Mesa #115
• Simms Mesa Aspen Grove #115.1B
• Smith Point #636
• Snowshoe #607
• South Bear Pen Gulch #124.1A
• South Bench #626
• Spring Creek #116
• Spring Creek #616
• Spring Creek Spur A #116.1A
• Spring Creek Spur B #116.1B
• Tabeguache (25 Mesa) #544.1A
• Tabeguache (Cushman) #255
• Telephone #657
• Thimble Point #417
• Traver #119
• Traver Mesa #111
• U.C. #642
• Unaweep #601
• Upper Bench #625
• Ute Creek #608
• Ute Creek Cutoff #659
• Wildcat #640
• Winter Camp #645
• ZK Spring #124