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conejos river

4 Porch Notes tagged “conejos river,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - Conejos County

Along the Conejos River, irrigation water is its own question

Many Conejos County properties carry ditch or canal irrigation water from the Conejos River that is separate from the household water that comes out of the tap.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Conejos County

The west side of Conejos County is national forest, with its own rules

Much of western Conejos County is the Rio Grande National Forest, managed by the Conejos Peak Ranger District, where camping and access follow Forest Service rules rather than open-anywhere freedom.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Conejos County

The Conejos River carries special fishing rules, not the statewide default

Parts of the Conejos River are managed with artificial-flies-only and a small, large-size trout limit, so the rules differ from general Colorado fishing and change by stretch of river.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Conejos County

Camping along the Conejos River road follows a special designated-site order

Forest Service Road 250 up the Conejos River is under a special order that limits where you can park and camp, so the usual dispersed-camping freedom does not apply along this corridor.

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