Click here for:
--> Hiking Trails
--> Horseback Riding
--> Mountain Biking
--> Multi-Sport Challenges
--> River Rafting
--> Scenic Tours
--> Winery Tours
Hiking Trails
Colorado National Monument
• Serpents Trail: Wind your way up the "Crookedest Road in the World" - more than 50 switchbacks, great views of canyon cliffs and the Grand Valley (2-1/4 miles).
• Monument Canyon: Descend 600 feet to the base of red-rock walls and views of Independence Monument, Kissing Couple, and the Coke Ovens towers (6 miles).
• Ute Canyon: Take a rigorous trail down into the narrow canyon, then follow a stream bed bordered by cottonwoods and willows, with views of arches (7 miles).
• No Thoroughfare Canyon: Descend into a remote canyon, with 400-foot walls.
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
• Devils Canyon: Follow a rock-floored stream bed, then climb up into a hanging valley with springs and soaring rock walls ( 6 to 8 miles round trip, strenuous).
• Pollock Bench: Traverse a narrow ridgetop between rocky canyons, walk along the edge of sandstone "pouroffs" (6 to 8 miles round trip, moderate to strenuous).
• Rattlesnake Arches: A remote wilderness setting harbors the world's second largest concentration of natural arches. Three trails of varying lengths and levels of difficulty.
• Rabbits Ear: Moderate hike with views of the Colorado River's Ruby Canyon (5 miles round trip).
Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area
• Follow Big Dominguez Creek to the Gunnison River. Brilliant red canyon walls loom above as you travel through life zones from pine forest to sagebrush. You may encounter bighorn sheep as well as excellent panels of rock art (9.5 miles one-way).
Bookcliffs
The south-facing ramparts of the Bookcliffs overlook Grand Junction and conceal a gently sloping plateau to the north dissected by four major canyons.
• Mt. Garfield: Climb steep ridges and rock ledges to an overlook of the wild horse area and Grand Valley. The view is worth the effort when you find yourself at eagle height - not for the faint-hearted or those afraid of heights. (6 miles round trip, strenuous).
• Little Bookcliffs Wild Horse Area: Various trails with differing levels of difficulty.
Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
In the early 1800s, the Old Spanish Trail was a primary route between California's Spanish missions and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The North Branch linked Santa Fe to trading outposts near Green River, Utah, through the San Luis Valley, Cochetopa Pass, and along the Gunnison and Colorado Rivers. Marcus Whitman used the North Branch on his famous ride to save Oregon for the Union.
Mountaineers like Kit Carson, traders like Antoine Leroux, and explorers such as Gunnison, Fremont, Heap, Beale, Marcy, and Brewerton traversed this trail.
Flattops Wilderness
Immerse yourself in the seernity of the Flattops and South Fork of the White River.
Member Guides & Services: Colorado Alpine & Desert Adventures, LLC | Keys Guide & Outfitting, LLC | Budge's Flattops Wilderness Lodge, LLC | Outpost Outfitters at Gateway Canyons
