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Recreation

Come and enjoy the natural splendor of the San Juan Mountains and your public lands! The stunning scenery ranges from high desert mesas and canyons to high alpine peaks and meadows. Recreational opportunities abound from fishing to biking, hunting to hiking, OHV riding to simply going to for drive along one of our scenic forest roads. 

In addition, did you know that the San Juan National Forest includes four Wilderness Areas and a National Monument? Explore Chimney Rock National Monument, a culturally-rich area where you can take a step back in time and imagine the landscape as it was a thousand years ago with cultivated fields and settlements extending from the valley floors to the mesa tops.

Looking for outfitters or guides to take you on your San Juan adventure? Visit our Tours page.

Recreation

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Aspen Guard Station
Hiking Biking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
 In the Spring of 2018 , the Jersey Jim Foundation was selected by the San Juan National Forest to operate the Aspen Guard Station as short term vacation rentals. Aspen Guard Station is a gorgeous…

Blanco River Group Campground
Site Open
Fishing Hiking
The Blanco River Group Campground is a convenient stopping point between Chama, New Mexico, and Pagosa Springs, about 15 miles southeast of Pagosa Springs. This group campground offers one group…

Bradfield Campground
Site Open
Water Activities
The Bradfield Campground is located 30 miles northwest of Dolores in the Dolores River Canyon below McPhee Dam. The campground is large and open with 22 campsites, all first-come, first-serve. It…

Bridge Campground
Site Open
Picnicking Fishing Hunting/Shooting Hiking
Bridge Campground offers 19 campsites in a flat, open area all on a first-come, first-serve basis between May and September.Plenty of large sites offer views of the high peaks to the north. Horses…

Burro Bridge Campground
Site Open
Horse Riding and Camping Fishing Hiking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
Two miles northeast of Dunton, Burro Bridge is one of three campgrounds along the West Dolores Road (Forest Rd. 535). The campground has 14 sites with a few shade trees on a sloping hillside above…

Cayton Campground
Site Open
Picnicking Fishing Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Hiking
Cayton Campground, located off Highway 145 north of Rico has 27 campsites and 3 picnic sites along the Dolores River. Two loops offer a choice of sites. The lower loop near the river has 14 mostly…

Chris Park Group Campground
Site Open
Water Activities Hiking Biking Horse Riding and Camping Picnicking Fishing
The Chris Park Group Campground, one mile south of Haviland Lake on Forest Rd. 166, has 3 group campsites. Two group sites accommodate 75 campers each. A third group site accommodates up to 150…

Cimarrona Campground
Site Open
Picnicking Fishing Water Activities Hiking
Cimarrona Campground is located next to Cimarrona Creek with views of the meadow and Williams Reservior to the south. The campground has 21 sites. There are both sunny and shady sites to choose…

Cutthroat

Biking Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
Cutthroat Trail begins at confluence of Cascade Divide Road (FSR 579) and Hermosa Park Road (FSR 578) and ends at the Upper Hermosa Trailhead. The trail, which is named after the Colorado River…

Dry Canyon Day Use Area
Site Open
Fishing Hiking Water Activities Hunting/Shooting
The Dry Canyon Day Use Area is on the north shore of McPhee Reservoir. It's open mid-April to October. 
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