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National Forest

Routt National Forest

Colorado · CO

1.2M

Acres

638

Trails

126

Campgrounds

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About

Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest is the official title to a U.S. Forest Service managed area extending over 2,222,313 acres (8,993.38 km2) in the states of Wyoming and Colorado, United States. What were once three separate areas, Medicine Bow National Forest, Routt National Forest, and Thunder Basin National Grassland were administratively combined in 1995 due to similarity of the resources, proximity to each other and for administrative purposes.

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Trails

All trails in Routt National Forest

Adams Creek Trail

1.4 mi213 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Allen Basin Trail

1.0 mi
Trail
American Lakes Trail

American Lakes Trail

Walden6.8 mi1,598 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back

American Lakes Trail

2.9 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

American Lakes Trail

1.6 mi827 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate
American Lakes Trail and Michigan Ditch Loop

American Lakes Trail and Michigan Ditch Loop

Walden4.6 mi1,250 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop

Aqua Fria Trail

2.9 mi1,109 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

Arapaho Creek Trail

2.1 mi1,289 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

Arapaho Ridge Trail

4.4 mi978 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

Arapaho Ridge Trail

4.8 mi276 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

Arapaho Ridge Trail

2.4 mi1,161 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

Aspen Flats Trail

0.3 mi
Trail

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Routt National Forest
Allen Basin Reservoir Dispersed

Allen Basin Reservoir Dispersed

YampaPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground Dispersed
Bear Lake Campground

Bear Lake Campground

YampaPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Bear River Designated Dispersed

Bear River Designated Dispersed

YampaPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground Dispersed
Bear River Developed Camp Sites

Bear River Developed Camp Sites

Pricing varies — check with the operator
Campground Dispersed
Beaver Creek Trailhead

Beaver Creek Trailhead

CowdreyPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Big Creek Lakes Campground

Big Creek Lakes Campground

WaldenPricing varies — check with the operator60 sites
Campground State ParkTentRV
Blacktail Creek Campground

Blacktail Creek Campground

KremmlingPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Buffalo Pass Dispersed

Buffalo Pass Dispersed

Steamboat SpringsPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground Dispersed
Buffalo Ridge Trailhead

Buffalo Ridge Trailhead

CowdreyPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Chapman Reservoir

Chapman Reservoir

Oak CreekPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Crosho Lake Recreation Area

Crosho Lake Recreation Area

YampaPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Dispersed Camping in Routt National Forest

Dispersed Camping in Routt National Forest

Pricing varies — check with the operator
Campground Dispersed

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Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting units

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Colorado hunting page

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