GMUG National Forest Road and Lake Report May 18, 2021 Grand Valley Ranger District – (970) 242-8211

Uncompahgre Plateau Route Name Route # Current Status Comments

Divide Road Boundary Gate 402 OPEN Gate opened 5/1/2021

Divide Road/Telephone Trail 402 OPEN Gate opened 5/6/2021. Gate

Divide Road/Divide Forks Gate 402 OPEN Gate opened 5/8/2021.

Divide Road/Mesa Creek 402 OPEN Gate opened 5/15/21.

Divide Road/County Line 402 OPEN

Big Creek Road 403 OPEN

Lower Brushy Ridge 409 OPEN Gate opened 5/8/2021.

409/420 Mid-Brushy OPEN Gate opened 5/8/2021. Jct.

Lower Dominguez 408 OPEN Gate opened 5/6/2021.

408/408.1A Mid-Dominguez OPEN Gate opened 5/8/2021. Jct.

Uranium Road/Indian Creek 404 OPEN Gate opened 5/6/2021.

Nitch aka SOB, Pine Mtn. Road 405 OPEN (no gate). Seasonal Wildlife Closure Nov.30 – Calamity Basin 405.2A OPEN April 16 Seasonal Wildlife Closure Nov.30 – Cow Mesa/Balloon 405.4A OPEN April 16

Grand Mesa Route Name Route # Current Status Comments Lands End - Hwy 65 side 100 CLOSED OHVs are prohibited. Lands End (above Wildrose 100 CLOSED OHVs are prohibited. Picnic Area) Seasonal Wildlife Closure Lands End (lower BLM gate) 100 OPEN Dec. 1- May 1 Carson Lake 108 CLOSED Closed – 2021 Summer season Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide Flowing Park 109 CLOSED until roadbed is dry. Trickel Park Road/aka Bonham Reservoir/Big Creek. Reservoir, Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide 121 CLOSED Cottonwood Lakes, Atkinson until roadbed is dry. Reservoir access from Collbran Trickel Park/Young’s Creek Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide 260 OPEN Gate until roadbed is dry Bureau of Reclamation Gate Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide 121 OPEN Trickel Park until roadbed is dry. Trickel Park/Upper Bonham Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide 121 OPEN Gate until roadbed is dry Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide Cottonwoods Silver Lake Gate 257 OPEN until roadbed is dry. Neversweat & Big Meadows Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide 258 OPEN Reservoirs until roadbed is dry. Gate closed 5/17/21. Closed to all Trickle Park Hwy 65 side 121 CLOSED vehicles over 50” wide until roadbed Eggleston Lake gate is dry. Park Creek CAUTION: Creek levels can run 262 OPEN Vega State Park access high in afternoon. Old Road from the Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide OPEN north side of GM/town of Mesa 251 until roadbed is dry. NO GATE (no gate). OHVs are prohibited. Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide Atkinson Reservoir Road 114 OPEN until roadbed is dry. Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide Atkinson Reservoir Gate 121 OPEN until roadbed is dry. Weir & Johnson Road 126 CLOSED OHVs are prohibited. Gate closed 4/4/2021. Closed to all Leroux Creek Gate 128 CLOSED vehicles over 50” wide until roadbed is dry. Gate closed 4/14/2021. Surface Creek Gate 125 CLOSED Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide until roadbed is dry. Old Grand Mesa Road Gate / Gate closed 4/9/2021. 123 CLOSED Cedaredge side OHVs are prohibited. Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide Haypark Road 129 OPEN until roadbed is dry. Buzzard Divide (Hightower 265 OPEN Gate opened 5/7/2021. Gate) Buzzard Divide (Bird Creek 265 OPEN Gate opened 5/14/2021. Gate) Gate closed 4/9/2021. Leon Lake/Marcott 127 CLOSED Closed to all vehicles over 50” wide until roadbed is dry. Island Lake (no gate) 116 NO GATE OHVs are prohibited.

Fruita Division Route Name Route # Current Status Comments Fruita Res. #1 400.2C CLOSED Gate closed 4/2/21

Fruita Division 400 OPEN

Lake Report Route Name Route # Current Status Comments Jumbo Grand Mesa OPEN WATER Beaver Grand Mesa OPEN WATER Sunset Grand Mesa OPEN WATER Glacier Springs Grand Mesa OPEN WATER May be icy to get there. Island Lake Grand Mesa FROZEN Dark & mottled but no open water yet. Cobbett Grand Mesa FROZEN Dark & mottled but no open water yet. Eggleston Grand Mesa FROZEN Dark & mottled but no open water yet. Baron Grand Mesa FROZEN Dark & mottled but no open water yet. Young’s Creek #1, 2, 3 Grand Mesa FROZEN Dark & mottled but no open water yet. Ward Creek Grand Mesa FROZEN Waterdog Grand Mesa FROZEN Griffiths Grand Mesa FROZEN Bonham Reservoir Grand Mesa FROZEN 10% open water around the inlet. Open water at the inlets and around Big Creek Reservoir Grand Mesa FROZEN the north shore. Trickel Park Grand Mesa FROZEN Possible open water at the inlet. Kiser Slough Grand Mesa FROZEN Mesa Lakes Recreation Area Grand Mesa OPEN WATER Fruita Reservoirs # 1,2,3 Grand Mesa FROZEN Fruita Reservoir 2 is dry. Shoreline fishing allowed. Call Vega State Park Vega State Park OPEN WATER Parks and Wildlife at (970) 487-3407