Flat tops wilderness guides 5097 sweetwater rd gypsum, co. It is most popular for mountain biking and offhighway vehicle use, and enthusiasts can enjoy a variety of routes the area features two offhighway vehicle play areas, an atv and motorcycle site, and a beginner riding area. Try to start early if you want to camp at shining rock gap, which is one of the best campsites in the region and is also the crossroads for 4 trails within the wilderness. The majority of our hunts are horsebased in remote, nonvehicle access national forest and wilderness areas. Hunting out of wilderness camps proven over 30 years of outfitting. The first destination for our july 2010 trail riding trip to the flat tops wilderness area of colorado was sweetwater lake, which lies near the southern border of the wilderness. Wildlife in the area include elk, mule deer, black bear, big horn sheep, mountain, antelope, and an occasional moose. Waterproof tearresistant topographic mapflat tops is colorados second largest wilderness. Flat tops wilderness topo map in garfield county, colorado. Flat tops wilderness topo map, garfield county co big. Flat tops wilderness guides is a permitted hunting, fishing and summer trip outfitter in the flat tops wilderness area of colorados rocky mountains. For 82 scenic miles, colorados flat tops trail scenic byway winds its way through lush river valleys, skirts the bountiful flat tops wilderness and tours some of the states least traveled roads, as well as two delightful wild west towns. It starts at sr so you can only make a right hand turn going ne. Hiking, camping, fishing and hunting are the most popular activities.
The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is ya which is approximately 23 miles away and has an elevation of 7,890 feet 3,245 feet lower than flat tops wilderness. Location, garfield rio blanco eagle counties, colorado united states. On the north side of the town of meeker will be the flat tops scenic byway also knows as county road 8. Sunrise at big jacks creek wilderness, courtesy ammon wilhelm. Colorado state implementation plan for regional haze tsd page 2. Jul 12, 2019 colorados flat tops trail scenic byway runs 82 miles thorough the pastoral flat tops wilderness in northern colorado, near meeker, yampa and steamboat springs, with a short side trip to the beautiful trappers lake. No big top of the world summit views, but good shade and cool air to recoup from the trek up.
The gmus covered are 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, and 35. Flat top is an upland desert landscape within gunnison gorge national conservation area. Every evening they move the horses down the road and into a pasture to graze. Shorter or longer rideshikes are available by combining with other. Photos are to be used only to promote colorado as a leisure destination or in a news story. The views at the top of sharp top and flat top are unbelievable. Explore the wilderness and towns surrounding the wilderness of your choice.
They cannot be used to promote individual, forprofit businesses or sold or used in a. The birkhead mountains wilderness and the surrounding uwharrie national forest sure feels like a lonely place considering it is within 90 minutes of the 3 largest metropolitan areas in north carolina. Hunt mule deer, rocky mountain bull elk, big horn sheep, mountain goats and black bear with flat tops wilderness guides. Choose the location, size, resolution, paper type, and other map attributes like flat or folded. Provides access to maps created by esri, other companies, and individuals on arcgis online. The 114,010acre siamese ponds wilderness is one of the larger wildernesses in the adirondack forest preserve.
Flat tops wilderness area was first of the great protected areas. From there, many other roads and primitive vehicle routes access more remote areas including four wilderness areas and three wild and scenic rivers. Both hikes are out and back with the trails unblazed. Flat tops wilderness area was first of the great protected. Aug 15, 2011 and just a few miles away lay the flat tops wilderness, whose invisible boundary barred access to these machines, yet boasted some of the states wildest, most pristine and controversial terrain. Flat tops wilderness documents forest service air resource. This means that a trail map cannot show everything exactly as it is in real life.
Jul 18, 2010 the first destination for our july 2010 trail riding trip to the flat tops wilderness area of colorado was sweetwater lake, which lies near the southern border of the wilderness. Also prohibited are campfires, collecting fossils or petrified wood, climbing on delicate. Flat tops wilderness is in the reserves category for garfield county in the state of colorado. The owyhee uplands backcountry byway, known locally as the mud flat road, is the primary access to central owyhee county. Mineral resources of the flat tops primitive area colorado by w.
The trail is primarily used for hiking and is best used from april until november. If you smoke, try your best to quit before your trip. Flat tops wilderness is a reserve in colorado and has an elevation of 11,5 feet. Looking for a great trail in flat tops wilderness, colorado. Flat tops wilderness sweetwater and marvine trail riding. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from march until october. Photos by edward kotyk 2 last updated april 2020 special rules. Flat tops wilderness guides ftwg is a permitted outfitter in the state of colorado with special use permits in the white river national forest and flat tops wilderness area. The flat tops wilderness, designated a wilderness area in 1975 by the united states congress and nicknamed the cradle of wilderness, is the 2nd largest wilderness area in colorado.
The flat tops wilderness is located in northwest colorado, north of glenwood springs in portions of eagle, garfield and rio blanco counties. Keener lake via north derby trail wandering colorado. This map is used with permission from the wilderness society. The flat tops wilderness lies within the routt and white river national forest and is one of the largest primitive areas in the rocky mountains.
A 200mile trail network creates a mindboggling matrix connecting 80 lakes and geologic features like the chinese wall, a 1,000foot rampart 5 curvy. Wilderness big game hunting and expeditions ft guides. Wagonwheel trail note for future saunterers, i recommend the national geographic ne trappers lake map. Floristic survey of the flat tops, white river plateau, and vicinity, co. Flat tops wilderness map colorado, colorado mapcarta. When god takes a vacation, he comes to a colorado wilderness you should too. These 10,000 to 12,354foothigh tablelands seem to levitate above the surrounding valleys, altogether out of place in a state known for jagged summits. They cannot be used to promote individual, forprofit businesses or sold or used in a photo project that is for sale. Flat top ohv staging area bureau of land management. Home psd limits map, list flat tops wilderness documents. Flat tops wilderness guides, big game hunting and expeditions. Welcome to the online version of our offhighway vehicle trail guide.
Known as the cradle of wilderness, the flat tops are said to have inspired congress to create the wilderness act. All of this wilderness is located in colorado and is managed by the forest service. The land which became desola on wilderness was part of the lake tahoe forest reserve, established in 1899. The flat top wilderness offers an escape from crowds, while showcasing landscapes worthy of being a national park. Flat tops wilderness guides 5097 sweetwater rd gypsum co. Wilderness connects wilderness boundary data is widelyused by gis professionals, so a search for wilderness will produce national, local and regional maps. Flat tops north national geographic trails illustrated. Flat tops wilderness guided hike wildland trekking. National geographics trails illustrated map of flat tops north delivers unmatched detail and valuable information to assist you. Flat tops wilderness is displayed on the big marvine peak usgs quad topo map. Starting july of 2018, all new resourcesgearlists not directly related to our flat tops wilderness deerelk hunts will be published on our website. With only 50,645 acres of land uwharrie is by far the smallest of the four national forests in the state, but it boasts a wealth of mixedused trails on the east side of the uwharrie lakes region. This map shows you to all the wilderness areas in colorado as of 2004. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station.
It is well known as some of the very best elk and deer country anywhere. Alltrails has 14 great hiking trails, views trails, lake trails and more, with. Anyone who is interested in visiting flat tops wilderness can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. When hiking in the woods, you may come across trails that are not drawn on the map.
Flat tops wilderness guides official mapquest maps. Beautiful scenery, elk and other wildlife filmed during the summer of 1997. And just a few miles away lay the flat tops wilderness, whose invisible boundary barred access to these machines, yet boasted some of the states wildest, most pristine and controversial terrain. White river national forest flat tops wilderness white river. Our closest camps in the flat tops wilderness are 2 miles and 1,800 ft. Free pdf maps and forpay maps are available through this app. All the money in the world cant buy gear that will replace fitness. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is best used from april. Stilllwater reservoir to flat top colorado alltrails. This interactive map includes all the trail systems from our most recent paper maps. This is a much cheaper option than purchasing individual usgs quads and the maps are extremely high quality.
For more information, please contact the gunnison gorge nca or uncompahgre field. The wilderness includes a mix of mountains and waters. Keener lake via north derby trail july, 20 by wendy vonhof in routt national forest flat tops wilderness, white river national forest flat tops wilderness. The waterfalls in this region are listed on the pdf map and turn off points are listed below for when you need to leave the trail and start bushwhacking. Since this is a wilderness area, it is closed to motorized vehicles and mechanical forms of transportation mountain bikes included. You can see the unique splendor of the flat tops wilderness in a 64 min. Hikers may not pass through yosemite valley on a single wilderness permit. Colorados stunning flat tops wilderness is one of the states most expansive wilderness areas it is a wonderland of alpine lakes over 100. Also, from time to time, there will be relocations of trails. You will not believe the beauty and remoteness of the flattop mountains wilderness. Keener lake via north derby and hooper lake trails and a stroll on east fork trail. Once on top youll find moderate striding across rolling tundra.
Offers standard wilderness specific maps for most forest service wilderness areas. The united states congress designated the flat tops wilderness map in 1975 and it now has a total of 235,214 acres. We camped on the grounds of sweetwater lake resort aj brink outfitters keeps 54 horses here. Even though this is a wilderness area, this is in close proximity to asheville and is popular with weekend backpackers. Waterfalls in the wilderness middle prong wilderness is full of hidden waterfalls that are mostly difficult and dangerous to reach. Flat tops north national geographic trails illustrated map national geographic maps trails illustrated on. Bureau of mines studies related to wilderness geological survey bulletin 1230c an evaluation of the mineral potential of the area. Feb 14, 2017 by rocky mountain standards, where lungbusting ascents are commonplace, the 235,230acre flat tops wilderness is hikerfriendly. Government information and links are at the bottom of this page you can see the unique splendor of the flat tops wilderness in a 64 min. Popular points of interest include the siamese ponds that gave. A challenging, isolated, and scenic experience in colorados backcountry.
The entire expanse of the flat tops is located in the white river and routt national forests managed by the us forest service. National geographics trails illustrated map of flat tops north. Montreat conference center is a hike at your own risk facility. Flat top peach valley ohv area brochure bureau of land. Waterproof tearresistant topographic map flat tops is colorados second largest wilderness. Free us topo map pdf order waterproof printed topo map.
Colorados flat tops trail scenic byway runs 82 miles thorough the pastoral flat tops wilderness in northern colorado, near meeker, yampa and steamboat springs, with a short side trip to the beautiful trappers lake. The park is over 93% federally protected wilderness and has more than 1,000 miles of paved and dirt roads. Best trails in flat tops wilderness colorado alltrails. From a distance, the flat tops could be mistaken for the setting of sir arthur conan doyles 1912 classic the lost world, in which dinosaurs roam cloudpenetrating mesas in a land that time forgot. For sources generally further than 50 km from a class i area, the visibility threshold for concern is not exceeded if the 98th %ile change in light extinction is. Flat tops wilderness guides, big game hunting and expeditions, gypsum, colorado. Recommended rifle season equipment list wilderness big game. This is the gateway to flat tops wilderness and white river national forest is nearby. Government information and links are at the bottom of this page. Flat tops wilderness guides is a permitted hunting, fishing and summer trip. The youtube channel for flat tops wilderness guides a provider of big game hunting, wilderness fishing and expeditions into the flat tops wilderness area of.
Chinese wall colorado backpacking tour wildland trekking. Mineral resources of the flat tops primitive area colorado. Trappers lake is nearby and they do have a little chunk of white river that is private for fishing. Recommended rifle season equipment list general considerations the best gear you can bring is a pair of lungs and legs in the best shape possible. For such a short trail to the peak, it will give you quite a workout with multiple series. Flat tops wilderness area colorado department of transportation. Trails national and state parks city parks lakes lookouts marinas historical sites. This map pack covers the flat tops wilderness by bundling two maps to cover the entire area. Flat tops north national geographic trails illustrated map. There is absolutely no vehicle access into the area.