Forests in Colorado

Arapaho, Roosevelt

From majestic mountains to vast expanses of grasslands, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and the Pawnee National Grassland (ARP) in northern Colorado offer an array of exceptional experiences.

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison

The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are a combination of separate National Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies.

Medicine Bow and Routt

The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests extend from north central Colorado to central Wyoming.

Pike, San Isabel

The Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) areas are perhaps the most diverse of all National Forests. The Cimarron is located in Kansas and the others are in Colorado.

Rio Grande

The Rio Grande National Forest is 1.86 million acres located in southwestern Colorado and remains one of the true undiscovered jewels of Colorado.

San Juan

The San Juan Public Lands encompass some 2.5 million acres managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, stretching across five Colorado counties in the southwestern corner of the state. This terrain ranges from high-desert mesas to...

White River

Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest is one of the largest and most scenic sections of the National Forest System.