Shadow Mountain RECREATION AREA . COLORADO
Bordering the southwest corner of Rocky marmot, chipmunk, badger, spruce squirrel, provided —do not throw it on the ground or in Mountain National Park, Shadow Mountain ground squirrel, and beaver. the water. Recreation Area complements the park's majes tic beauty with its scenic lake-and -mountain Plantlife. The forest is mostly lodgepole pine, Hiking and horseback riding. You can hike, ride playground. with some groves of quaking aspen. The rela horseback, and enjoy other similar outdoor tively narrow range of elevation restricts the activities in most of the area. Horses can be The Colorado-Big Thompson project diverts variety of trees and other plants in the area. rented in the town of Grand Lake. water from the Colorado River Valley on the Wildflowers are most spectacular in June. western slope of the Continental Divide to the Naturalist services. In summer, park naturalists Big Thompson River drainage on the eastern WHAT TO DO conduct walks over many interesting trails. slope. This water flows through the 13.1-mile Campfire programs are presented nightly at the Adams Tunnel, which originates at the east end Boating. You can rent a rowboat or motorboat Timber Creek and Stillwater Campgrounds, and of Grand Lake, passes beneath the great peaks at any of the privately owned docks. Sightseeing programs are given several times weekly at the in Rocky Mountain National Park, and emerges cruises on Lake Granby and Shadow Mountain Green Ridge and Roaring Fork Campgrounds. a few miles south of the village of Estes Park. Lake begin at several of these docks. You may Bulletin boards and free printed programs give Among the major benefits of the project are launch your own boat in either lake at no cost; details. production of hydroelectricity and diversion of public ramps are at Sunset Point, the Hilltop water for irrigation of South Platte River Valley Ranger Station, and at Green Ridge, Stillwater, Guided tours through the Granby pumping plant farms in eastern Colorado. and Roaring Fork Campgrounds. Arrangements are conducted several times each day in sum can be made to launch boats from private docks mer. This is the best way to become acquainted Lake Granby and Shadow Mountain Lake are and ramps. Information on boating regulations with the Colorado-Big Thompson project. manmade reservoirs linked by channel to Grand andwaterhazardscanbeobtainedatthe Shadow Lake, Colorado's largest natural body of water. Mountain Administrative Office or at any park Miscellaneous services. The towns of Grand Together they comprise the "Great Lakes" of ranger station. Lake and Granby offer accommodations, serv Colorado. The recreational potential of the area, ices, and supplies normally required, including ' , PRINTING OFFICE: 1968—346-115/137 recognized as one of the greatest in the United Fishing. The waters of the recreation area are telephone and telegraph facilities and medical States, is being developed by the National Park open to fishing all year, subject to Colorado services. Service through agreement with the Bureaus of regulations; a Colorado fishing license is re Reclamation and Land Management, U.S. De quired. Licenses and regulations can be obtained TO REMIND YOU partment of the Interior. By order of the Sec at most sporting goods stores and drugstores retary of the Interior, Shadow Mountain in the towns of Granby and Grand Lake. A complete list of regulations relating to the area ADMINISTRATION Recreation Area was established on June 27, is posted at all launching sites. 1952. It is about 29 square miles in extent. Cutthroat, rainbow, brook and brown trout and Shadow Mountain Recreation Area is adminis kokanee (landlocked sockeye) salmon are found Cutting or marring of standing trees is not tered by the National Park Service, U.S. Depart Geology. The lakes occupy parts of the valley in Lake Granby and Shadow Mountain Lake. permitted. ment of the Interior, through agreement with of the Colorado River. Like other valleys in the the Bureaus of Reclamation and Land Manage surrounding mountains, it was sculptured by Hunting, with Colorado laws applying, is per Private property, which exists within the recre ment. glaciers during the periods when ice covered mitted in all but heavy visitor-use areas; a Col ation area, must be respected. much of the continent. Most of the hilly terrain orado hunting license is required. The superintendent of Rocky Mountain National is composed of glacial debris and outwash, and Water safety. Please use the utmost caution in Park, whose address is Estes Park, Colo. 8051 7, many of the islands in the lakes are the tops of Camping. There are four campgrounds —Green boats and in swimming. People have drowned is in immediate charge of the area. moraines (glacial deposits of sand, gravel, and Ridge, Stillwater, Big Rock, and Roaring Fork. here. rock). Bedrock of most of the area consists of Fires are permitted only in designated areas. • Check the weather. Precambrian crystalline rock or Tertiary Dead and down wood may be used, and firewood • Tell someone where you are going. volcanic rock. can be purchased in the campgrounds. House- • Let fuel vapors disperse before THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the trailers are permitted in the campgrounds. starting engine. Nation's principal natural resource agency— has Wildlife. Deer are present in the area much of • Be sure you have enough fuel for your trip. a special obligation to assure that our expend the time, but are seldom seen. Smaller mammals Picnicking is permitted almost everywhere that • Stow all gear properly. able resources are conserved, that renewable include coyote, bobcat, red fox, yellowbelly is open for public use. Put debris in receptacles • Carry lifesaving equipment for all on board. resources are managed to produce optimum benefits, and that all resources contribute to the progress and prosperity of the United States, now and in the future.
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National Park Service SHADOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
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SCALE IN MILES MAY 1968 SEPTEMBER 1965 NRA-SM-17001