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Outdoors and wildfire - Huerfano County
The West Peak Trail climbs high enough that afternoon storms matter
The West Peak Trail from Cordova Pass climbs the flank of West Spanish Peak into open, high country where summer lightning is a real hazard.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Otero County
Vogel Canyon offers short trails, springs, and old rock art near La Junta
Vogel Canyon in the Comanche National Grassland south of La Junta has short hiking loops, canyon springs, ancient rock imagery, and old stage-route ruins, all on Forest Service land.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Otero County
You can walk the Santa Fe Trail to Sierra Vista Overlook near Timpas
A marked section of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail runs from the Timpas area to Sierra Vista Overlook in the Comanche National Grassland, letting you walk the old route on foot.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pueblo County
Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness rises in Pueblo County's Wet Mountains
Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness sits in the Wet Mountains southwest of Pueblo in the San Carlos Ranger District, a quiet, trail-limited wilderness with strict wilderness rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County
Ice Lake Basin near Silverton is steep, popular, and short on parking
The Ice Lake Trail off South Mineral Road near Silverton is a strenuous climb to a wildflower basin, with limited parking in summer and burn-area hazards from the 2020 Ice Fire.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pueblo County
Prairie rattlesnakes live in Pueblo County's grasslands and bluffs
The prairie rattlesnake is common in the lower country around Pueblo, including trails at Lake Pueblo, and a few calm habits keep encounters from becoming dangerous.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County
Tunnel Drive Trail near Cañon City follows an old water pipeline through three blasted-rock tunnels
Tunnel Drive Trail is a gravel out-and-back west of Cañon City that runs along a retired irrigation pipeline bed through three granite tunnels above the Arkansas River.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Park County
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, near Fairplay, is quiet meadow country with bighorn sheep
On the southwest edge of the Mosquito Range, the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness offers walkable meadow-and-forest backcountry close to Fairplay and Hartsel, with one of Colorado's largest bighorn sheep herds and strict wilderness rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Park County
Lost Creek Wilderness, near Tarryall, is granite-dome country with wilderness rules
The Lost Creek Wilderness in eastern Park County is known for rounded granite domes and arches reached from Tarryall Road, and as designated wilderness it has stricter rules than ordinary forest.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Summit County
McCullough Gulch trailhead also uses summer parking limits
McCullough Gulch, a waterfall-and-alpine-lake hike on the north side of Quandary Peak, falls under the same summer parking reservations and shuttle system as Quandary.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Mesa County
Mount Garfield is a steep, sun-baked climb above the Grand Valley
The Mount Garfield trail near Palisade climbs sharply up the Book Cliffs with little shade, so heat and footing are the real concerns on this short but strenuous hike.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Summit County
The Gore Range and Wheeler trails are Summit County's long ridge walks
The Gore Range Trail and the Wheeler National Recreation Trail are long, high routes near Copper Mountain that connect to the Eagles Nest Wilderness and the Continental Divide Trail.
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