The Arikaree River, unlike the South Platte and Arkansas Rivers, does not flow from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern border. Its headwaters start on the Great Plains in the far eastern portion of Elbert County and it flows out of Colorado in Yuma County. East of our...
East Lost Park lies south of Bailey in Park and Jefferson Counties. It is situated in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area, encompassing 16,798 acres and was designated a wilderness area in 1966. The stream, Lost Creek disappears underground and reappears on the surface at...
Upper Greasewood Creek is located in Rio Blanco County just east of Rangley, Colorado. The creek is surrounded by a couple of mesas with several interesting plant communities and beautiful views of the surrounding country. It has been designated as a protected natural...
The Uncompahgre River in southwestern Colorado. Its headwaters start in the San Juan mountains and it flows 75 miles to Confluence Park in Delta County where it meets the Gunnison River. There are two damns in the river, one small one is in the Uncompahgre Gorge,...
Yanks Gulch, located in Rio Blanco County, is owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management and has been designated a natural area by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It contains excellent examples of mesic sagebrush shrublans, and western slope grasslands. Several...