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Keep Your Wheels Where They Belong ® Going around obstacles widens trails, impacts vegetation and causes erosion. Challenge yourself by staying on the trail. Use caution OHV when going over obstacles and remember to be courteous to other trail users. Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge 1 2 Get Dirty No Shortcuts 3 287 4 Opportunities Go straight through mud puddles Switchbacks are designed to 127 5 while maintaining a steady speed. maintain the stability of a trail, Routt National Forest 6 Rawah Wilderness 7 Pawnee National Grassland Don’t get stuck. cutting them destroys their Mount Zirkel Walden 8 in Colorado integrity. 318 13 Wilderness 14 85 Colorado State Forest Cache La Poudre Wilderness This map was designed to show general locations of OHV State Park Roosevelt National 14 recreation sites in Colorado. Greystone 9 Forest 10 Rock N Roll Stay In Line Fort Collins More detailed maps, photos, route descriptions, and 11 Comanche Peak Maybell smartphone maps application available at: Rocks are natural obstacles and Riding single file on tight, narrow Craig Wilderness 13 12 part of the off-road experience. Go trails will avoid braiding and trail Dinosaur Hayden Steamboat National Monument Neota staythetrail.org over them, not around. widening. 40 Springs 14 25 15 14 Wilderness For specific directions to the sites, please contact the land management agencies listed on the back of this map. Loveland Greeley Hamilton 16 34 Estes Park 1 Ellis Trail Get Over It Stay On Course Never Summer 34 Routt National Forest Wilderness 2 Pawnee Main OHV Area 7 Stream crossings should be made Dinosaur Axial 3 North Sand Hills Recreation Area The challenge is going over the tree. 131 Rocky Mountain Fort Morgan If the tree is too big, go back and by crossing them directly at 90 125 4 Hahns Peak / Nipple Peak Sarvis Creek National contact the land manager. degrees and staying on the trail. 13 17 Allenspark 5 Red Feather Lakes Wilderness Park 6 Grizzly Helena Trail System 72 Longmont 18 Hot 76 7 Seven Mile 64 22 Sulphur 8 Kelly Flats Springs 19 20 Be Sensitive Rangely 21 Indian Peaks 9 Sand Wash Basin Whoop It Up Meeker Granby Wilderness 10 Old Flowers Road 23 Wetlands are important and 11 State Forest State Park Go over the whoops (bumps on Boulder trails created by constant use). If sensitive areas for wildlife and Kremmling 24 12 Moody Hill / Crystal Mountain 40 you want a smooth ride, stay on the people. Please avoid them. 25 26 13 Donner Hill highway. Flat Tops Wilderness 27 Arapaho National 36 Denver 14 Storm Mountain 28 Forest 30 29 International 15 Percy Lake 9 16 Willow Creek / Snyder Creek Byers Peak James Peak Wilderness Airport It is recognized that the depicted activities involve inherent risks and that the safety of the operator and participant depends upon the prudent exercise and discretion of the operator. This information is not intended to 17 Stillwater Pass provide guidance on how to negotiate obstacles, but rather for protecting the environment. Consider the severity of the obstacle, the capability of the vehicle and your experience level while crossing obstacles. Always use Wilderness Central City proper protective gear manufactured for your off-highway experience. Safety gear and equipment requirements are dependent upon the type of vehicle. Consult your dealer and vehicle manufacturer for specific needs. The 119 parties publishing this information hereby disclaim any and all liability associated with the provided information or arising from the depicted activities. Vasquez Peak 18 Yampa Area Trail Systems 13 White River 31 32 Lakewood 19 Middle Saint Vrain Eagles Nest Wilderness Golden National Forest 33 Empire 20 Bunce School Road 139 34 Wilderness Ptarmigan Peak Denver 35 21 Wolford Mountain/Sidewinder Trail Mind The Signs 36 37 Wilderness 70 Georgetown 225 22 Wagon Wheel West Eagle Trail Sign Gypsum Silverthorne 38 23 Rangley Vail 40 39 Littleton 24 Caribou Flats 42 41 Minturn BADLAND ROAD 14 Rifle Mount Evans 25 Wagon Wheel OHV Trails OPEN TO 470 70 Glenwood Springs Wilderness 26 Church Park / Blue Ridge Breckenridge 27 Spring Creek Road OHV Area 70 52 White River 285 43 SEASONAL CLOSURES National Forest 45 44 28 McCoy 29 East Rollins Pass LESS THAN 46 6" OF SNOW Holy Cross 91 NOV 15 TO MAY 15 9 30 South Sulphur / West Rollins Pass 47 Carbondale Basalt Wilderness De Beque 48 49 31 Bill Moore Lake / Mill Creek Trail 51 50 Castle Rock Road Sign Area Sign 32 Central City / Saint Marys Network 33 Bocco Mountain 55 53 54 Lost Creek Pike National 34 Flat Tops / Heart Lake / Deep Lake Trails 92 Wilderness Know Your Width Hunter-Fryingpan Leadville Forest 35 Gypsum Rock Crawling Routes 25 56 Fruita 57 Aspen Wilderness Fairplay Westcreek 36 Gypsum Hills Under 50˝ Wide Mount Massive 37 Red and White Mountain Black Ridge Wilderness 38 Spring Creek / Saxon Mountain OK for ATV Trails Canyons Grand Mesa Maroon Bells-Snowmass 82 58 Colorado National Forest 9 59 39 Argentine Pass Grand Junction Wilderness 60 67 National 61 40 Tenderfoot Mountain Trails Monument 63 62 65 Buffalo Peaks 24 Woodland Park 24 41 Hardscrabble Collegiate Peaks Wilderness US Air Force 42 Hubbard Mesa Open OHV Area Raggeds Wilderness 64 Academy Wilderness 43 Holy Cross 65 44 Slaughterhouse Gulch 45 Golden Horseshoe 141 Paonia Gunnison 67 Buena Florissant Fossil Beds 50 Crested Butte 66 46 Crooked Creek Pass National Forest Vista National Monument Cottonwood ass - C 47 De Beque Trails / Horse Mountains 72 P ou nty #306 Dominguez Road 9 Colorado Springs 48 Ruedi Reservoir Over 50˝ Wide Canyons 68 49 Rampart Range 69 Delta 742 70 West Elk 135 CR San Isabel 50 Red Cone/ Deer Creek/ Webster Pass 4x4 Routes Only Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Fossil Ridge 71 National 51 Wheeler Lake Almont Wilderness Forest 52 Basalt / Gypsum Single-tracks 73 53 Hagerman Pass Black Canyon of the 74 Gunnison National Park 54 Mosquito Pass Gunnison 55 North Fruita Desert 75 115 LEGEND 76 Map Opportunities 50 56 Rabbit Valley Uncompahgre Salida 77 Bureau of Land Management 57 Grand Valley OHV Area National Forest Montrose 78 Manti-Lasal 79 Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Area* 58 Rainbow Falls OHV Colorado National Forest 59 China Wall 80 Canon City Indian Reservation Some side-by-sides exceed 50 inches in width and are too wide for Tabequache Sangre De Cristo 60 The Gulches typical ATV trails. These wider vehicles are limited to designated Curecanti National 81 Wilderness 50 National Park Service 61 North Divide 4x4 routes only. Observe all signs and access barriers. 550 Recreation Area 82 67 National Forest 62 Grand Mesa Trails 83 National Forest Wilderness Area* 63 Bangs Canyon Major Funding Provided By the Colorado Parks 64 Lower Trout Creek Know Where 96 Pueblo National Grassland and Wildlife OHV Registration Program Wetmore 65 Schofield Pass to Go 84 Ridgway 1 Colorado Parks & Wildlife OHV Site 66 Four Mile Trail System 67 Taylor Park Trail System Norwood Sangre De Cristo 96 78 Powderhorn 114 2 Bureau of Land Management OHV Site 68 Carnage Canyon / Chinamen Gulch On National Forests and 62 Uncompahgre Wilderness Wilderness Wilderness Rosita Beulah 3 National Forest OHV Site 69 North Uncompahgre Plateau Grasslands Saguache 85 165 141 70 Captain Jacks Trail Get the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM): Mount Sneffels Ouray Lake * Wilderness is reserved for the most primitive IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: forms of travel - foot and horseback only. 71 St. Elmo Wilderness City 86 n MVUMs are the official record of what is open Colorado Parks & Wildlife Telluride Rio Grande 72 Cactus Park / Tabeguache Trail to motorized use. 13787 S. Highway 85 La Garita Wilderness National Forest 69 87 73 Peach Valley Littleton, CO 80125 17 Rye n (303) 297-1192 88 89 74 Pitkin Trail System Any road or trail not on the MVUM is officially closed to motorized use. cpw.state.co.us 75 Dry Creek 90 Stay The Trail Education & Lizard Head Creede 91 Greenhorn 76 Flat Top n Free printed MVUMs are available at the local Stewardship Alliance Wilderness 93 92 Forest Service office for that area. P.O. Box 532, Arvada, CO 80001 Dove Creek Mountain 25 77 Hartman Rocks Recreation Area Silverton 149 Great Sand Dunes 10 staythetrail.org National Park Wilderness 78 Texas Creek n Download MVUMs for free at Bureau of Land Management 285 Comanche National 79 Penrose Commons staythetrail.org. Colorado State Office 491 94 Grassland 80 Marshall Pass/ Old Monarch Pass 2850 Youngfield Street 81 Sargents Lakewood, CO 80215 Weminuche Del Norte (303) 239-3600 145 Wilderness 82 Hayden Pass On BLM Land www.blm.gov/colorado 95 Walsenburg 83 Bonanza Check out the signs and maps for: Weminuche Wilderness Sangre De Cristo US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region Monte Vista 84 South Uncompahgre n Wilderness Which routes are open to motorized use. 1617 Cole Blvd. Lakewood, CO 80401 96 85 Rainbow Trail Hovenweep San Juan National Forest n (303) 275-5350 MOTORCYCLE Type of vehicles allowed on each route. National Monument 86 Cannibal Plateau www.fs.usda.gov/main/r2/home n Download free companion maps at Alamosa 87 St. Charles Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition Dolores 160 staythetrail.org. 88 San Juan Mountains PO Box 741353, Arvada, CO 80006 97 cohvco.org 98 89 Alpine Loop ALL TERRA Mancos Alamosa National 90 Groundhog Park IN VEHICLE Off-Road Business Association Cortez 350 1701 Westwind Drive #108 99 Wildlife Refuge Spanish Peaks 91 Medano Pass Bakersfield, CA 93301 Wilderness 92 La Garita 661.323.1464 Durango Pagosa Springs Orba.biz 100 Mesa Verde La Jara 93 Lizard Head Pass 160 Tread Lightly! Inc. National Park Monte Vista National 94 Rico West-Dolores System South San Juan Wilderness 353 E.
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