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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.

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Coyote Hill Trailhead

Coyote Hill Trailhead gives access to the Coyote Hill Trail #314. The trailhead has a large parking lot suitable for all vehicle types and horse trailers.Trailhead is open to hiking, biking and foot…

Cross Mountain Trailhead

Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
The Cross Mountain Trailhead is the start of Cross Mountain Trail (637). The trail is 3.1 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 424 - Cross Mountain and ends at Lizard Head Trail (409). The trail…

Dry Canyon Day Use Area

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

East Fork Campground

Site Open
Picnicking Hiking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Biking Off Highway Vehicles (OHV)
The East Fork Campground is located on a ridge above the East Fork of the San Juan River. Nestled amongst the Ponderosa pines and Gambel oaks are 26 campsites containing 17 reservable sites…

First Fork Trailhead

Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
The First Fork Trailhead is the start of the First Fork Trail (538) along Forest Road 622 - First Fork Road.The trail is open for the following uses: Hiking, Backpacking, Horseback Riding

Fish Creek Trailhead

Hiking
Fish Creek Trailhead is the start of Fish Creek Trail. The trail is 9.8 miles long, beginning at Forest Road 660 - Castle Creek Road and ending at Leche Creek Trail (576). The trail is open for…

Florida Campground

Site Closed
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Hiking Water Activities
The Florida Campground is located 4 miles north of Miller Creek Campground above Lemon reservoir along the Florida River. The campground has 20 shaded campsites, all first-come, first serve. A few…

Fourmile Trailhead

Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
Fourmile Trailhead is the start of both Fourmile Trail (569) and and the Anderson Trail (579).

Glade Guard Station

Horse Riding and Camping Hiking
The Glade Guard Station’s historic structures and location are right out of a western history book. The site is an hour and a half drive (on mostly forest service dirt roads) from Cortez or Dolores…

Graham Creek Campground

Site Closed
Water Activities Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Hiking
Graham Creek Campground is located near Vallecito Reservoir with 25 sites - 15 reservable sites and 10 non-reservable sites.  Some sites are surrounded by large trees while others are more open…