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Sweetwater Lake is reached the long way, up the Colorado River Road from Dotsero
Sweetwater Lake, a natural lake in the White River National Forest whose future management is still being decided, is reached up the Colorado River Road from Dotsero in Eagle County, with small electric motors only and no gas engines.
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Tamarack Ranch is Logan County's riverside wildlife area
Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife Area takes in a long stretch of the South Platte River corridor east of Sterling, open for wildlife viewing, hunting, and fishing under Colorado Parks and Wildlife rules.
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The Clear Creek Trail is slowly opening through the canyon
Jeffco's Clear Creek Trail, once called Peaks to Plains, is a paved path being built in segments up Clear Creek Canyon to connect Golden with the high country.
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The DeCaLiBron 14ers above Alma share one trailhead at Kite Lake
Four high peaks above Alma — Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross — are reached from the Kite Lake trailhead, but the Mount Bross summit has been on private land with restricted access.
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The Dream Stream below Spinney is Gold Medal water with strict rules
The South Platte between Spinney Mountain and Eleven Mile reservoirs — the 'Dream Stream' in the Charlie Meyers State Wildlife Area — is Gold Medal, flies-and-lures, catch-and-release water with specific rules.
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The Leadville fish hatchery is a trailhead for hikes and wildlife watching
The grounds of the Leadville National Fish Hatchery double as a trailhead, with named trails climbing toward the Mount Massive Wilderness and good odds of seeing elk, deer, and birds.
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The South Platte fishing rules change by stretch of river
The South Platte River corridor in Pike National Forest near Deckers is a noted trout fishery where bag limits and methods change segment by segment under CPW's current fishing regulations.
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The South Platte runs right through Adams County as an urban river
The South Platte River crosses Adams County as a warmwater urban river with trail and fishing access in places, and fishing rules can change by stretch.
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The Uncompahgre Plateau is Montrose's big backyard, with travel rules
The Uncompahgre Plateau west of Montrose is mostly BLM and national forest land where dispersed camping and off-road travel follow designated-route rules, not 'drive and camp anywhere.'
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The Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area charges a fee and splits its trails
On Vail Pass, the Forest Service runs a winter recreation area where a daily or season fee applies and motorized and non-motorized users are kept to separate, marked zones.
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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.
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Three rivers meet near Delta, and the fishing rules change by water
The Gunnison, Uncompahgre, and North Fork rivers draw anglers to Delta County, but each stretch can have its own rules on species, size, and method.
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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.
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Windy Ridge's Wind-Sculpted Bristlecones Above Alma
On a high shoulder of Mount Bross above Alma, a Forest Service scenic area protects gnarled bristlecone pines, some over a thousand years old.
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Wintering bald eagles hunt the fields above Stearns Lake on Broomfield's west edge
A flat 1.3-mile loop to Stearns Lake on Broomfield's western edge is one of the easier places near town to watch bald eagles hunt the open fields in winter.
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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.
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You can watch wild bison from your car at the Arsenal refuge
Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge in Commerce City has a bison herd and an 11-mile Wildlife Drive, with a firm rule to stay in your vehicle near the bison.
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The Dolores River State Wildlife Area is not a park
Along the Dolores River, a State Wildlife Area offers fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing, but it is managed for wildlife and adults need a license or SWA pass to be there.
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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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Beaver Creek near Penrose is rugged canyon country with bighorn sheep
The Beaver Creek canyons northeast of Cañon City include a BLM wilderness study area and a state wildlife area near Penrose, with wildlife that includes Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
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Cañon City's Arkansas Riverwalk: an easy trail right through town
A flat, crushed-gravel riverfront trail through Cañon City that locals walk, bike, and run year-round, with no canyon driving required.
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Castle Peak is reached from Brush Creek Road near Crested Butte
Castle Peak, a high Elk Mountains summit, is approached from the Gunnison County side up Brush Creek Road and into Cumberland Basin, on a long backcountry route.
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Chatfield's heronry is a spring wildlife-watching spot
Chatfield State Park, where the South Platte leaves Waterton Canyon, has a mapped heronry area and hundreds of bird species along the river and reservoir.
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Dispersed camping in the Rio Grande National Forest
The Rio Grande National Forest around the San Luis Valley allows free dispersed camping outside developed campgrounds, but with real limits on where you park, how close to water, and how long you stay.
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