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5 Porch Notes tagged “trailheads,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Boulder County

Indian Peaks Wilderness has its own rules above the trailheads

The Indian Peaks Wilderness on Boulder County's western edge has special protections, including leashed-dog and overnight-permit rules, on top of regular national forest land.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Archuleta County

The South San Juan Wilderness is the county's remote high country

East of Pagosa Springs, the South San Juan Wilderness holds glacial peaks above 13,000 feet and long trails reached by Forest Service back roads, making it some of the most remote ground in the county.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Conejos County

The South San Juan Wilderness fills the wild western edge of Conejos County

The South San Juan Wilderness covers much of western Conejos County, and as designated wilderness it allows foot and horse travel but no bikes or motorized vehicles.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Jackson County

The Never Summer Wilderness rises on the east edge of North Park

The Never Summer Wilderness shares a boundary with Rocky Mountain National Park, and reaching its Jackson County trailheads means rough roads, seasonal closures, and wilderness rules.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Summit County

The southern Tenmile Range has a new plan for its crowded trailheads

Heavy use of the Quandary, McCullough Gulch, Spruce Creek, and Blue Lakes areas led the Forest Service and partners to adopt an access plan, so trailhead rules and facilities here are changing.

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