Picnicking 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

• Carson Lake Recreation Area
• Cottonwood #1 Boat Launch - Grand Valley RD
• Fruita Picnic Site
• Fruita Reservoir #1 Day Use Area
• Grand Mesa Visitor Center - Grand Valley RD
• Jumbo Campground - Grand Valley RD
• Mesa Lakes Picnic Site
• Twilight Parking Area
• Twin Lake Dispersed Area - Grand Valley RD
• Valley View Picnic Site
• Ward Way Picnic Site
• Gunnison

  Recreation sites within the Gunnison Geographic area

• Cement Creek Campground - Gunnison RD
• Gothic Campground - Gunnison RD
• Lake Irwin Picnic Site
• Deer Lakes Day Use Area / Fishing Site
• Emerald Lake Day Use Area
• McDonough Reservoir Day Use Area/Fishing Site
• Big Blue Campground - Gunnison RD
• Cebolla Day Use Area
• Deer Lakes Campground - Gunnison Rd
• Hidden Valley Tent Campground- Gunnison RD
• Spruce Campground - Gunnison RD
• Williams Creek Campground- Gunnison RD
• Alpine Tunnel Historic District
• Middle Quartz Campground - Gunnison RD
• Pitkin Campground - Gunnison RD
• Quartz Campground - Gunnison RD
• Snowblind Campground - Gunnison RD
• Soap Creek Campground - Gunnison RD
• Almont Campground - Gunnison RD
• Cold Spring Campground - Gunnison RD
• Cottonwood Pass/ Taylor River Road Juncti
• Dorchester Campground - Gunnison RD
• Granite Tent Campground - Gunnison RD
• Lakeview Campground - Gunnison RD
• Lottis Creek Campground - Gunnison RD
• Mirror Lake Campground - Gunnison RD
• Mosca Campground - Gunnison RD
• Rivers End Campground - Gunnison RD
• Spring Creek Campground - Gunnison RD
• Timberline Observation Site
• North Bank Campground - Gunnison RD
• Erickson Springs Picnic Site
• 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.

• Cimarron Area

  Cimarron area of the San Juan Mountains (Ouray District)

• Beaver Lake Campground - Ouray RD
• Beaver Lake Day Use Area/ Fishing Site
• Big Cimarron Campground - Ouray RD
• Silver Jack Day Use Area
• Ouray Area

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

• Amphitheater Campground - Ouray RD
• Angel Creek Campground - Ouray RD
• Na-Gach Picnic Site
• Thistledown Campground - Ouray RD
• Telluride Area

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

• Lizard Head Interpretive Site
• 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.

• Columbine Campground - Ouray RD
• Divide Forks/Rim ATV Trailhead
• Iron Springs Campground - Ouray RD