Recreation
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests offer scenery and an abundance of opportunities for outdoor recreation. Over 3,500 miles of trails and routes provide access to areas of rugged beauty and solitude. Many were carved by indigenous peoples, early explorers, and miners, and offer an experience that connects users to the land and to the past. The mountains, plateau, and mesa that make up the forest will always provide a scenic backdrop and thus a component of the quality of life in the area.
We invite you to visit our forest and enjoy the beauty, history and challenges it has to offer. Recreation, motor vehicle and quad maps are available. View a Ranger District location map.
Big Johnson #622
The Big Johnson Trail #622 travels up the Big Johnson drainage through a diverse mixture of vegetation including Box Elder, Red Osier Dogwood, Serviceberry, Pinon Juniper, Oak brush and Willow. It…
Big Park #234
The Big Park Trail #234 begins at an intersection with the Alpine Trail #225 and ends at an intersection with the Failes Creek Trail #230 that begins on the Gunnison Ranger District. The trail begins…
Bittle Loop #669
The Bittle Loop Trail #669 is used primarily to access dispersed campsites to the east of the Divide Forks Campground. The trail enters a small mesdow and travels east/northeast making a loop…
Black Bear Cabin
Site Closed
Black Bear at Mesa Lakes cabin sits within aspen and spruce/fir forest on the north side of the Grand Mesa National Forest. Black Bear cabin is part of the Mesa Lakes Ranger Station Complex. The…
Black Bear Pass Road #648
This OHV route offers a very technical trail that is not for inexperienced drivers or riders. While most of the road is moderate in difficulty. the mile-long stretch of steep switchbacks on the…
Black Pine #647
The Black Pine Trail #647 is located on the Fruita Division, south of Glade Park. The southern trailhead's access is off Eighteen Mile Road to Enoch's Lake and intersects with other trails on the…
Black Point #613
The Black Point Trail #613 descends at a fairly steep grade down the Keith Creek drainage to its confluence with Red Creek. At the point where Keith Creek and Red Creek join, the drainage becomes…
Blaine Basin #203
The Blaine Basin Trail #203 begins at an intersection with the Dallas Trail #200 and ends in Blaine Basin near the Blaine Basin Mine. Travel through a gate at the northern end of the Blue Lakes…
Blixt #508.1A
The Blixt Trail #508.1A follows an old mining road, starting in the Ophir Valley on Forest System Road #630 and climbs steeply to Bridal Veil Basin. From FSR 630, the trail climbs above tree line…
Block and Tackle #545
The Block and Tackle Trail #545 begins at an intersection with the Brush Creek Trail #400 and ends at Cement Creek Road, FSR #740. The trail climbs to the summit of a ridge where it intersects the…