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8 Porch Notes tagged “forest service,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Baca County

The Comanche National Grassland is public land you can walk in Baca County

A large share of Baca County's open country is federal grassland managed by the Forest Service, with its own access rules and a ranger office in Springfield.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County

Browns Canyon National Monument is public land with dirt-road access

Browns Canyon between Buena Vista and Salida is a national monument run by the BLM and Forest Service, with unpaved access roads and some seasonal closures.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Hinsdale County

The Alpine Loop is public land, and camping rules vary along it

The Alpine Loop backcountry byway out of Lake City crosses BLM and Forest Service land, and camping rules differ by stretch and can change, so check current agency rules.

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Outdoors and wildfire - San Miguel County

Around Telluride, dispersed camping has rules that change by agency

Public land near Telluride is managed by the Forest Service and BLM, and dispersed camping rules differ by unit, so 'camp anywhere' is not the rule.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Routt County

Fish Creek Falls: a nearly 300-foot drop minutes from downtown Steamboat

A nearly 300-foot waterfall sits a few miles east of downtown Steamboat Springs, with a short wheelchair-accessible overlook and a longer trail down toward the base.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Hinsdale County

The Uncompahgre Wilderness holds two San Juan 14ers above Lake City

Uncompahgre Peak and Wetterhorn Peak rise inside the Uncompahgre Wilderness west of Lake City, where wilderness rules apply and the trailheads sit at the end of rough roads.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Las Animas County

Las Animas County's plains edge holds part of the Comanche National Grassland

The eastern side of the county includes a piece of the Comanche National Grassland, open prairie and canyon country the Forest Service manages where public access takes some planning.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County

Buffalo Peaks Wilderness closes some roads for elk calving

The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness in the northeast corner of the Chaffee County area is open to hikers year-round, but several access roads close in spring for elk calving.

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