Canyon Lakes Ranger District
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.
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Recreation Sites
Big Bend Campground
Site Open
This campground is located on a sagebrush and open conifer forest flat adjacent to the Cache La Poudre River. There are eight sites available, including three walk-in tent sites. Each site contains a…
Big South Campground
Site Open
This is a small campground located adjacent to Highway 14 and the Cache La Poudre River near the Big South Trailhead. It is best suited for tent or small RV camping. There are four sites, each with a…
Big South Trailhead (#944)
The Big South Trail is 10.4 miles one-way and enters the Comanche Peak Wilderness a half mile from the trailhead. The Flowers Trail (#939) intersects from the east shortly before the trail fords the…
Big Thompson River Fishing Site
Fishing site along the Big Thompson River.
Black Hollow Road (#142, #142A-G)
Site Open
This is a loop road accessed from the Crown Point Road, #139, in two locations. Ties into Forest Road 144.
Blue Lake Trailhead (#959)
The first two miles of the trail follows an old wagon trail crossing footbridges over Joe Wright Creek and Fall Creek before entering the Rawah Wilderness. The trail continues to climb toward Blue…
Brackenbury (#935)
Begin at the Beaver Creek Trailhead. It is a connector trail between Beaver Creek and Mirror Lake Trails.
Bridges River Access Point (Put-In)
This put-in is located along the Cache la Poudre River.
Bridges River Access Point (Take-Out #2)
This is an access point for the Cache la Poudre River.
Bridges River Access Point (Take-Out)
An access point to the Cache la Poudre River.