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san juan national forest
9 Porch Notes tagged “san juan national forest,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Archuleta County
Chimney Rock National Monument is a seasonal, ancestral place
Chimney Rock National Monument protects an Ancestral Puebloan site between Pagosa Springs and Durango, and it is open only part of the year with rules that protect both the ruins and the living cultures tied to them.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - La Plata County
On the San Juan National Forest, camping rules change by ranger district
The San Juan National Forest covers much of northern La Plata County, and where you can disperse camp or have a campfire depends on the specific area and any current restrictions.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Archuleta County
The Weminuche Wilderness has its own set of rules
Much of the high country above Pagosa Springs is designated wilderness, where camping and travel follow stricter rules than the rest of the San Juan National Forest.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Archuleta County
Williams Creek Reservoir is a wildlife area, not a state park
Williams Creek Reservoir, reached up the Piedra Road country north of Pagosa Springs, sits just across the line in Hinsdale County and is a State Wildlife Area, so access follows hunting and fishing rules rather than state park rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Dolores County
Forest, state wildlife areas, and a pass: knowing whose land you're on near Dolores County
The high country of eastern Dolores County is national forest, with some lakes and reservoirs that are state wildlife areas needing a simple access pass or license.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montezuma County
On the San Juan forest near Dolores, dispersed camping has rules
Free dispersed camping on San Juan National Forest land in the Dolores Ranger District is allowed in places but comes with distance and stay rules, not 'camp anywhere.'
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Archuleta County
Treasure Falls drops 105 feet on the climb up Wolf Creek Pass
Treasure Falls is a tall cascade on Fall Creek about 15 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, just over the line in Mineral County, with a short but steep climb to its base off US 160.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montezuma County
Lizard Head Wilderness holds the high headwaters of the Dolores
Northeast of Dolores, the Lizard Head Wilderness rises into the high San Juans and includes the West Dolores headwaters, with foot-and-horse-only travel reached from trailheads like Navajo Lake.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County
Around Silverton, dispersed camping follows Forest Service rules
Much of the land around Silverton is San Juan National Forest, where dispersed camping and motorized travel follow designated-route rules, not 'camp anywhere.'
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