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white river national forest
12 Porch Notes tagged “white river national forest,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Summit County
In Summit County, dispersed camping is not 'camp anywhere'
On the White River National Forest around Summit County, free dispersed camping is limited to designated, signed sites — not any open spot.
Read note ->Home and property - Eagle County
Living near the White River National Forest means thinking about defensible space
Much of Eagle County sits in the wildland-urban interface beside the White River National Forest, where defensible space around the home is a normal part of owning property.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pitkin County
Visiting the Maroon Bells usually means a reservation
The Maroon Bells Scenic Area near Aspen uses managed access in the busy season, and overnight trips into the surrounding wilderness need permits booked in advance.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Eagle County
Holy Cross Wilderness has different rules than the forest around it
Many popular Eagle County trailheads lead into the Holy Cross Wilderness, where wilderness rules are stricter than on the rest of the White River National Forest.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Garfield County
Visiting Hanging Lake takes a reservation made ahead of time
Hanging Lake, the travertine pool above Glenwood Canyon, is a managed trailhead where you need a paid reservation, dogs are not allowed, and access rules can change — check the Forest Service page before you go.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Garfield County
The Flat Tops Wilderness has different rules than a regular trail
Part of the Flat Tops Wilderness reaches into northern Garfield County, and designated wilderness comes with its own access and use rules that differ from ordinary national forest land.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Eagle County
Dispersed camping on the White River forest is not camp-anywhere
Free dispersed camping on the White River National Forest around Eagle County follows real rules: use existing sites near open roads, stay setbacks from water, pack everything out, and watch the stay limit.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pitkin County
The Maroon Bells are beautiful to photograph and dangerous to climb
Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak are two fourteeners above the famous lake view, and the Forest Service warns that climbing them is hazardous because of the loose, crumbly rock.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Garfield County
Dispersed camping on the White River forest has real limits
Free dispersed camping is allowed on much of the White River National Forest around Glenwood Springs, but stay limits, distance-from-water rules, and area restrictions apply, so it is not camp-anywhere.
Read note ->Water and land - Summit County
Sapphire Point is the short walk to Summit County's big reservoir view
A short, easy loop off Swan Mountain Road opens onto Dillon Reservoir framed by the Gore and Tenmile ranges.
Read note ->History and culture - Eagle County
Tigiwon Community House recalls the Mount of the Holy Cross pilgrimages
Above Minturn, the log Tigiwon Community House was built during the Depression era and tied to religious pilgrimages to view the Mount of the Holy Cross.
Read note ->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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