Colorado National Forest Pet Friendly Guide

Colorado National Forests

Arapaho National Forest

Roosevelt National Forest

Pawnee National Grassland

2150 Centre Avenue

Building E

Fort Collins, CO 80526-8119

Phone (970) 295-6600

The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP) is located in north central Colorado (see map). The forests and grassland encompasses 1.5 million acres and extends north to the Wyoming border, south of Interstate 70 to Mount Evans, west across the Continental Divide to the Williams Fork area and includes short grass prairie east of I-25. The forests and grassland is head-quartered in Fort Collins, with district offices in Boulder, Fort Collins, Idaho Springs, Granby and Greeley.

Grand Mesa National Forest

Gunnison National Forest

Uncompahgre National Forest

2250 Highway 50

Delta, CO 81416

Phone (970) 874-6600

The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are a combination of separate National Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. These three combined Forests cover 3,161,912 acres of public land in the central and southern Rocky Mountains, an area that lies south of the Colorado River and west of the Continental Divide with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies.

The Forests vary in elevation from 5,800 feet above sea level in Roubideau Creek Canyon to 14,309 feet on Uncompahgre Peak.

The Forests include spectacular features like the 355 foot high Bridal Veil falls; the Grand Mesa with over 300 lakes, one of the world's largest flat top mountains; and Alpine Tunnel, once the highest railroad tunnel in North America.

Pike National Forest

San Isabel National Forest

2840 Kachina Drive

Pueblo, CO 81008

Phone (719) 553-1400

The Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands is nearly 3 million acres and is perhaps the most diverse unit throughout the five-state Rocky Mountain Region (R2). We successfully blend commodity production and enjoyment opportunities.

It is a busy urban national forest noted for the majority of fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado and stretching from Colorado’s Front Range to the wide-open grasslands of western Kansas.

Rio Grande National Forest

1803 W. Highway 160

Monte Vista, CO 81144

Phone (719) 852-5941

The Rio Grande National Forest is 1.86 million acres located in southwestern Colorado and remains one of the true undiscovered jewels of Colorado. The Continental Divide runs for 236 miles along most of the western border of the Forest. The Forest presents myriad ecosystems; from 7600-ft alpine desert to over 14,300-ft in the majestic Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on the eastern side. The Forest embraces the San Luis Valley, the largest agricultural alpine valley in the world and includes all or parts of four Wilderness Areas (South San Juan, Weminuche, La Garita and Sangre de Cristo). The Forest also is the headwaters of the Rio Grande River and has the moonscape wonder of the Wheeler Geologic Area, established by Theodore Roosevelt in 1911. The Anasazi were visitors here and many of their sites remain.

San Juan National Forest

15 Burnett Court

Durango, CO 81301

Phone (970) 247-4874

White River National Forest

900 Grand Ave.

P.O. Box 948

Glenwood Springs CO 81602

Phone (970) 945-2521

FAX (970) 945-3266

Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest is the top recreation Forest in the nation. Home to world-renowned ski resorts and the birthplace of Wilderness, the White River has something to offer every outdoor enthusiast.

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