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There are several trails for all abilities on both the North and South Rims with spectacular views of the canyon. There are plenty of ranger-guided activities. NPS.gov/blca
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Park
This privately owned facility has been educating people about animals in this area since 1983. Visitors are given the chance to see these beautiful animals up close in what would be their natural habitats. 5 miles south of Pagosa Springs on U.S. Hwy. 84. 970-264-5546 • PagosaWildlifePark.com
The Colorado Trail Stretches 500 miles from Durango to Denver traveling through the Rocky Mountains amongst peaks with lakes, creeks and diverse ecosystems. Trail users experience six wilderness areas and eight mountain ranges topping out at 13,271 ft., just below Coney Summit at 13,334 ft. The average elevation is over 10,300 ft. and it rises and falls dramatically.
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Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Described as “deep, steep and narrow,” this extraordinary canyon has the Gunnison River at the bottom.
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Users traveling from Denver to Durango will climb 89,354 ft. Great for hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers. ColoradoTrail.org Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Set against the steep Sangre de Cristo mountain range, spreading across 150,000 acres, the Park and Preserve feature the tallest sand dunes in North America, and various plants and trees of cultural importance for 9,000+ years. Open year-round, 24 hours a day, visitors will experience a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. Visitors can enjoy the Star Dune which rises 755 feet from its base to its crest, sandboarding & sledding, seasonal Medano Creek beach play, hiking, horseback riding and more. NPS.gov/grsa DISTANCE BETWEEN DURANGO AND... Gunnison .................................................................................................... 172 mi Albuquerque ............................................................................................. 215 mi Santa Fe .................................................................................................... 242 mi Denver .......................................................................................................335 mi Flagstaff ...................................................................................................355 mi Las Vegas .................................................................................................. 561 mi NV CA AZ NM UT CO WY N 15 15 70 70 40 40 17 25 25 76 550 160 160 163 89 89 93 84 64 50 50 191 191 491 491 550 Las Vegas Phoenix Albuquerque Salt Lake City Denver Map Not To Scale Moab Kanab Montrose Gunnison Pueblo Durango Santa Fe Flagstaff Sedona Bloomfield Pagosa Springs Walsenburg Grand Junction Colorado Tourism Colorado.com Road Conditions COTrip.org Alamosa Alamosa.org Durango Durango.org Gunnison-Crested Butte GunnisonCrestedButte.com Montrose VisitMontrose.com Pagosa Springs VisitPagosaSprings.com Poncha Springs PonchaSpringsColorado.us Silverton SilvertonColorado.com Telluride Telluride.com F MA 11 9 20 19 8 3 16 11 15 10 13 17 22 2 4 13
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COM Delu Deluxe Campi e Camping & Rec Recr eation 1322 Animas View Drive Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 247-3853 DurangoRV.com TROLLEY TO AND FROM TOWN Surrounded by the San Juan National Forest On the banks of the Animas River Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train runs through the campground. 100 plus level sites with water, electricity and sewers 90 tent sites with grass • Free Wi-Fi General store • Pets allowed • Plenty of shade trees COLORADO NEW MEXICO AZ NM UTAH COLORADO UTAH ARIZONA Gu n n R v r GunnisonRiver Colorado R ver Grand Mesa Scenic & Historic Byway McClure Pass 8,755 Kebler Pass 9,890 Cochetopa Pass 10,032 Silver Thread Scenic & Historic Byway Wolf Creek Pass 10,850 Red Mountain Pass 11,008 Owl Creek Pass 11,120 Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic & Historic Byway Trail of the Ancients Scenic & Historic Byway Molas Divide 10,910 Lizard Head Pass 10,222 Cottonwood Pass 12,126 W E p n &Hi i Bywa Apn Lo S & H Byw - 4x4Requi d 50 Cañon City Buena Vista Poncha Springs Crested Butte Mt. Crested Butte Antonito Chama Alamosa South Fork Map Not To Scale Summitville Platoro Wilderness Area Great Sand Dunes National Park Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest Weminuche Wilderness Area Gunnison National Forest Grand Mesa National Forest Uncompangre National Forest Uncompangre National Forest Uncompangre National Forest Big Blue Wilderness Area West Elk Wilderness Area Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness Area Raggeds Wilderness Area Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness Area Rio Grande National Forest San Isabel National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest Pike National Forest Gunnison National Forest San Juan National Forest Carson National Forest Carson National Forest Navajo Reservoir Vallecito Reservoir McPhee Reservoir Lemon Dam Chimney Rock National Monument San Juan National Forest San Juan National Forest Manti-La Sal National Forest Conejos La Jara Mosca Monte Vista Center Moffat Salida Hartsel Leadville Avon Aspen Carbondale Hotchkiss Vail Eagle Monarch Ohio City Gunnison Pitkin Sapinero Somerset Paonia Crawford Cedaredge Delta Clifton Whitewater Skyway Mesa Rifle New Castle Gateway Cimarron Granite Tincup Crestone Saguache Del Norte Creede Lake City San Luis Fort Garland Blanca 70 70 70 70 70 70 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 84 64 64 64 64 550 550 495 495 491 491 64 84 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 142 159 150 149 159 370 112 114 114 149 135 82 82 325 13 133 92 145 141 141 141 139 141 46 145 41 145 184 184 262 62 90 6 65 90 90 92 347 348 291 131 17 9 9 9 91 17 15 17 Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation Southern Ute Indian Reservation Southern Ute Indian Reservation Navajo Indian Reservation Navajo Indian Reservation Navajo Indian Reservation Ute Mountain Indian Reservation Pagosa Springs Almont Glenwood Springs Durango Silverton Telluride Ridgway Montrose Fruita De Beque 151 172 516 511 511 574 527 173 140 170 Chimney Rock Ignacio Oxford Cedar Hill Aztec Farmington Shiprock Teek Nos Pos Bloomfield Bayfield Mancos Dolores Dove Creek Cortez Towaoc Rico Ophir Sawpit Placerville Norwood Ouray Mountain Village Mesa Verde National Monument 50 50 64 84 50 50 24 24 Blue Mesa Reservoir Taylor Park Reservoir Twin Lakes Reservoir Turquoise Lake Morrow Reservoir Ridgway Reservoir 50 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado National Monument Grand Junction Owl Creek Road Seasonal PUEBLO (30 MILES) TAOS (32 MILES) SANTA FE (89 MILES) ALBUQUERQUE (168 MILES) GALLUP (85 MILES) GRAND CANYON (195 MILES) FLAGSTAFF (215 MILES) SEDONA (244 MILES) 550 550 MOAB (73 MILES) SALT LAKE CITY (249 MILES) DENVER (55 MILES) 12 16 21 24 2 13 20 22 5 N 17 18 LEGEND Ski Areas Scenic & Historic Byways National or State Forest Indian Reservation National Park or Monument 7 14 23 1 4 n S 6 11 15 19 3 8 9 10 SUPPORT THESE PARTNERS 12 21 1 6 14 18 5 24 23 2 Uncompahgre - Walk/Wade or Float Lower Gunnison - Walk/Wade or Float Gunnison Gorge Float San Miguel - Walk/Wade 970-964-9991 432 E. Main St. Montrose, CO edsflyshop 7 1 2 3 4 5 Adrenaline Driven Adventures 750 /4 Horizon Drive Grand Junction (970) 623-3888 ADACGJ.com Chimney Rock Interpretive Association 3179 State Highway 151 Chimney Rock (970) 731-7133 ChimneyRockCO.org Dancing Bear Trading Post 727 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs (970) 230-9102 Dinosaur Journey 550 Jurassic Court Fruita (970) 242-0971 Mowc.co Durango Hot Springs Resort and Spa 6475 County Road 203 Durango (970) 247-0111 DHSResort.com 6 7 8 9 10 Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours 360 South Camino Del Rio, Suite #200 Durango (970) 259-0289 DurangoRivertrippers.com Ed’s Fly Shop 432 East Main Street Montrose (970) 964-9991 EdsFlyShop.com Glenwood Toys & Gifts 801 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs (970) 945-1141 Glenwood Vaudeville Revue 915 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs (970) 945-9699 GVRShow.com High Country Gems & Minerals 309 8th Street Glenwood Springs (970) 945-8137 HighCountryGems.com 11 12 13 14 15 Jack’s Meat Market 300 South Camino Del Rio Durango (970) 247-1988 NaturesOasisMarket.com Jet Boat Colorado, LLC De Beque (970) 644-1121 JetBoatColorado.com Kristi Mountain Sports 3223 Main Street Alamosa (719) 589-9759 KristiMountainSports.com Montrose Anglers 1325 Mayfly Drive Montrose (970) 249-0408 MontroseAnglers.com Nature’s Oasis 300 South Camino Del Rio Durango (970) 247-1988 NaturesOasisMarket.com 16 17 18 19 20 Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour 721 County Road 4-A Silverton (970) 387-5444 or (800) 872-3009 MineTour.com Orvis Hot Springs 1585 County Road 3 Ridgway (970) 626-5324 OrvisHotSprings.com RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service 1075 Sherman Street, Unit 101 Ridgway (970) 626-4460 FishRIGS.com River Liquors 300 South Camino Del Rio Durango (970) 375-0351 Facebook.com/RiverLiquor South Fork Visitors Center 28 Silver Thread Lane South Fork (719) 873-55125 SouthFork.org 21 22 23 24 Telluride Outside 221 West Colorado Avenue P.O. Box 685 Telluride (970) 728-3895 TellurideOutside.com Three Rivers Resort 130 County Road 742 P.O. Box 339 Almont (970) 641-1303 3RiversResort.com Top Edge Rentals 19185 Highway 550 South Montrose (970) 252-8567 TopEdgeRentals.com United Campgrounds – Durango 1322 Animas View Drive Durango (970) 247-3853 DurangoRV.com
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