Phone 970-626-5822

Park Office
28555 Highway 550
Ridgway, CO 81432

"When the mountains are overthrown and the seas uplifted, the universe at Florissant flings itself against a gnat and preserves it." Dr. Arthur C. Peale, Hayden Expedition Geologist, 1873. A beautiful mountain valley just west of Pikes Peak holds spectacular remnants of the earths prehistoric life. Huge petrified redwoods and incredibly detailed fossils of ancient insects and plants reveal a very different Colorado of long ago. Almost 35 million years ago, enormous volcanic eruptions buried the thenlush valley and petrified the redwood trees that grew there. A lake formed in the valley and the finegrained sediments at its bottom became the final restingplace for thousands of insects and plants. These sediments compacted into layers of shale and preserved the delicate details of these organisms as fossils. The Florissant Fossil Beds are worldrenowned, and in 1969 were set aside as a part of our National Park System; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

Address:
P.O. Box 185
Florissant, CO 80816-0185

Phone: Headquarters (719)7483253

MAP

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/FLFOmap1.pdf

The Black Canyon of the Gunnisons unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

Address:
Park Headquarters
Gunnison, CO 81230

Phone: Headquarters 9706412337 Visitor Information 9706412337 x205

MAPS

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/BLCAmap1.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/BLCAmap2.pdf

Mailing
PO Box 147
Crawford, CO 81415

Office Hours
8 AM - 4 PM Friday - Tuesday

Phone 970-921-5721

Mailing
P O Box 147
Crawford, CO 81415

Nearby town
Fruita, CO
81521


McInnis Canyons NCA is located 10 miles west of
Grand Junction, in west central Colorado

It encompasses 122,300 acres -
75,500 of wilderness and 5,200 acres in Utah

Archaeology - McDonald Creek Cultural Resource Area, 3 mile round trip hiking trail located within Rabbit Valley.

Boating - Colorado River (Loma, CO - Westwater, UT), Ruby/Horsethief Canyons

Camping - Rabbit Valley, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness.

Hiking - Devils Canyon, Jones Canyon, Knowles Canyon, Pollock Bench, Rabbits Ear, Rattlesnake Arches, Trail Through Time.

Hunting - General hunting information. OHV registration information.


Mountain Biking - Kokopelli's Trail (Horsethief Bench, Lions, Mary's, Rustler's, Steve's, Troy Built Loops), Rabbit Valley.

Off-Highway Vehicles - Rabbit Valley. Off-highway vehicle designations.

Paleontology - Trail Through Time, active dinosaur quarry with interpretive hiking trail.

Wilderness - Information on Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. What is wilderness? What activities are allowed in wilderness?

Wildlife Viewing - Antelope, birds and raptors, desert big horn sheep, deer and elk. Wildlife viewing tips.

This information was provided by the Colorado BLM
http://www.co.blm.gov/mcnca/index.htm

Phone 970-487-3407

Address:
Box 186
Collbran, CO 81624

Phone 970-328-2021

Mailing
P O Box 1475
Eagle, CO 816

Phone 970-874-4258

Mailing
P O Box 173
Delta, CO 81416

Phone 303-973-3959

Park Office
4751 North Roxborough Dr
Littleton, CO 80125

Phone 719-748-3401

Park Office
4229 Co Rd 92
Lake George, CO 80827

Phone 970-625-1607

Park Office
5775 Highway 325
Rifle, CO 8165

Phone 970-625-1607

Park Office
5775 Highway 325
Rifle, CO 81650

Phone 719-687-2366

Mailing
P.O. Box 39
Divide, CO 80814

Phone 970-858-7208

Park Office
1800 11.8 Road
Loma, CO 81524

Phone 970-625-1607

Park Office
5775 Highway 325
Rifle, CO 8165

Phone 303-582-3707

Park Office
92 Crawford Gulch Road
Golden, CO 80403

Phone 719-748-3401

Park Office
4229 Co Rd 92
Lake George, CO 80827

Phone 970-434-3388

Mailing
P O Box 700
Clifton, CO 815

Phone 719-227-5250

Park Office
410 JL Ranch Heights
Colorado Springs, CO 80926

Phone 303-791-7275

Park Office
11500 N Roxborough Park Road
Littleton, CO 80125

Phone 303-699-3860

Park Office
4201South Parker Road
Aurora, CO 80014

Phone 303-688-5242

Address:
2989 South State Highway 83
Franktown, CO 80116

Information: (303)659-6005

Phone Park for More Information:
(719)539-7289

Nestled in southern Colorado, North Americas tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This geologic wonderland, containing 30 square miles of dunes, became a national monument in 1932. With the passage of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000, resources now also include alpine lakes and tundra, six peaks over 13,000 in elevation, ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlandsall habitat for diverse wildlife and plant species.

Address:
11500 Highway 150
Mosca, CO 81146-9798

Phone: Main 7193786300 Visitor Center 7193786399

MAPS

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/GRSAmap1.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/GRSAmap2.pdf

Three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River, form the heart of Curecanti National Recreation Area. Panoramic mesas, fjordlike reservoirs, and deep, steep and narrow canyons abound. Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorados largest body of water, and is the largest Kokanee Salmon fishery in the United States. Morrow Point Reservoir is the beginning of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and below, Crystal Reservoir is the site of the Gunnison Diversion Tunnel, a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Recently discovered dinosaur fossils, a 5,000 acre archeological district, a narrow gauge train, and traces of 6000 year old dwellings further enhance the offerings of Curecanti.

Address:
102 Elk Creek
Gunnison, CO 81230

Phone: Headquarters 9706412337 Visitor Information 9706412337 x205

MAPS

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/CUREmap1.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/CUREmap2.pdf