Blanco Ranger District
The Blanco Ranger District manages the majority of the Flat Tops Wilderness and White River drainage east of Meeker
Recreation Sites
Prospect Draw #2203
The Prospect Draw Trail is 3.1 miles long. It begins at North Elk Trail #1835 and ends at Forest Road 213.
Rio Blanco County Road 10, South Fork Road
Part of Rio Blanco County Road 10 is not plowed during the winter. The White River Snowmobile Club grooms a trail on the road; the site is popular with cross-country skiers and snowmobilers.
Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site
Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site provides a nice rest stop along the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway. The site provides picnic facilities and restrooms. Camping is prohibited within 1/4 mile…
Ripple Creek Pass
Site Open
Ripple Creek Pass is on the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway between Meeker and Yampa. Many dispersed camping sites are available along the Byway near the Ripple Creek Overlook.This road is not plowed…
Salt Park #1805
The Salt Park Trail is 11.7 miles long. It begins on the White River National Forest at the Morapos Trailhead, continues through Salt Park on the Routt National Forest, and ends back on the White…
Sawmill Creek #2241
The Sawmill Creek Trail is 1.6 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 240 and ends at a gate.
Sawmill Mountain #2266
The Sawmill Mountain Trail is 2.1 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 260 and ends at Big Beaver Creek. This trail is steep and narrow with multiple switchbacks, and no room for vehicles to pass…
Shingle Lake
The Shingle Lake Trail is 1.1 miles long. It begins at Trappers Lake Trail #1816 and ends at Shingle Lake.
Skinny Fish #1813
The Skinny Fish Trail begins with a steep climb and then enters a relatively flat meadow one mile above the trailhead. Lost Lakes Trail (#1812) branches to the left. The Skinny Fish Trail then…
Snell Creek Trailhead #1810
The Snell Creek Trail begins at Rio Blanco County Road 8 and ends at Pagoda Lake Trail #1804. The Snell Creek Trail follows Snell Creek through patches of lodgepole pine, spruce-fir and aspen, and…