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Outdoors and wildfire
Hunting and fishing rules, trails, rivers, camping, winter sports, dark skies, and wildfire risk and defensible space — the public-land side of Colorado life.
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Outdoors and wildfire - June 10, 2026
Monarch Mountain: Salida's home hill that never makes snow
Salida's downhill ski area sits right on the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass and runs entirely on natural snow.
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Montrose County has a lot of BLM land, but it comes with rules
Much of Montrose County's open country is BLM public land managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office, where seasonal closures and travel rules apply even though the land is public.
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Montrose put a whitewater park right downtown
The free Montrose Water Sports Park drops six engineered waves into a 1,000-foot stretch of the Uncompahgre River, close to the middle of town.
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Montrose's high country is the Uncompahgre National Forest
The mountains above Montrose are part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, managed locally by the Ouray Ranger District based in Montrose.
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Montrose's nearest big reservoir, Ridgway, is a short drive into Ouray County
Ridgway State Park, about 22 miles south of Montrose on US 550, is in Ouray County, but it is the closest big reservoir for Montrose boaters, where motorboats need a pre-launch inspection and paddlers should clean, drain, and dry.
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Moose and other big animals along Gilpin County's Peak to Peak corridor
Moose have expanded into the high country around Gilpin County's Peak to Peak corridor, and they deserve far more distance and caution than people expect.
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Moose live in the high country around Cameron Pass
The willow valleys near Cameron Pass and the Laramie River, in far western Larimer County, are moose country, and these large animals deserve more distance and caution than most people expect.
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Moose now live in the high country near Lake City
Moose were brought to the upper Rio Grande region that includes Hinsdale County, and these large animals deserve plenty of space and quiet respect.
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Moose, elk, and bighorn sheep all share the Creede high country
The forest around Creede holds elk, introduced moose, and bighorn sheep, and knowing where and how to watch them safely makes for better viewing and fewer surprises on the road or trail.
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Most of the high country here is national forest, with its own camping rules
The mountains around Ouray are largely Uncompahgre National Forest land, managed as part of the combined Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests, where dispersed camping and motorized travel follow Forest Service rules rather than a camp-anywhere free-for-all.
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Motorboats on Blue Mesa need an inspection before launch
To keep out invasive zebra and quagga mussels, motorized and trailered boats must pass an aquatic-species inspection before launching at Blue Mesa Reservoir in Curecanti.
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Mount Bierstadt is the 14er most people reach from Guanella Pass
Mount Bierstadt, a 14,000-foot peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness, is climbed from the Bierstadt Trailhead on the Guanella Pass road south of Georgetown.
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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.
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Mount Massive sits in a designated wilderness with stricter rules
Mount Massive and the country around it are inside the Mount Massive Wilderness, where wilderness rules limit what you can do beyond ordinary national forest.
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Mount of the Holy Cross is reached up a rough road that opens late
Eagle County's 14er, Mount of the Holy Cross, is climbed from a trailhead at the end of Tigiwon Road near Minturn, a rough dirt road that stays gated into early summer.
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Mount Sneffels sits in a wilderness, reached by a rough basin road
Mount Sneffels is a 14er inside the Mount Sneffels Wilderness southwest of Ouray, and the usual approach climbs Camp Bird Road through Yankee Boy Basin on a steep, high-clearance route.
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Mount Zirkel Wilderness is the high, roadless country east of Steamboat
The Mount Zirkel Wilderness in the Park Range is designated wilderness, which means no motors, bikes, or wheeled carts and a set of rules different from regular national forest.
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Mountain Home Reservoir is a stocked-trout lake with camping
Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area east of Fort Garland is an irrigation lake stocked with trout in summer and open to ice fishing in winter, with designated camping.
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Much of Gilpin County is national forest — and that comes with rules
A large share of Gilpin County is public land, much of it Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest, where dispersed camping and motor use follow ranger-district rules, not a free-for-all.
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Mueller State Park: elk, bears, and Pikes Peak granite
Mueller State Park west of Pikes Peak in Teller County is a watchable-wildlife park of meadows, granite, and miles of trails, with state-park pass and fishing rules to know before you go.
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Near Crested Butte, forest camping has moved to designated sites
In several drainages around Crested Butte, the national forest now limits camping to designated sites or established campgrounds rather than camp-anywhere dispersed use.
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Near Monte Vista, a national wildlife refuge is built around migrating cranes
The Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Rio Grande County manages wetlands and fields that draw large numbers of migrating sandhill cranes each spring and fall.
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North Clear Creek Falls is an easy stop on the Silver Thread, but only in season
North Clear Creek Falls has a developed overlook just off Highway 149 near Creede with paved parking and railings, but the access road is closed and snowed in for much of the winter and spring.
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North Park is fishing and hunting country, and the rules change by water and unit
The streams and reservoirs of Jackson County draw anglers and hunters, but fishing and hunting rules vary by water and by game management unit, so check the current ones.
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