Vasquez Wilderness Area - Winter Park, CO

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Vasquez Wilderness Area

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Located in the Arapaho National Forest, the 12,300 acre Vasquez Wilderness Area is adjacent to the Byers Peak Wilderness, separated by the Fraser Experimental Forest. Both the Byers Peak, Vasquez Peak Wildernesses make up apart of a 100,000 acre roadless complex that also includes the Fraser Experimental Forest and the Williams Fork-Ptarmigan Peak roadless area.

The wilderness contains 17 miles of hiking trails, including seven miles of the Continental Divide Scenic Trail, which runs from Berthoud Pass to St. Louis Pass. This portion of the Continental Divide Scenic trail is mostly above timberline and offers beautiful views of both the Gore and Vasquez ranges.

Facilities: There are no facilities available at Vasquez Wilderness Area.

Best Time To Visit: Vasquez Wilderness Area is open Spring through Fall.

Fees: Unknown

Accessibility: Unknown

Rules: The 1964 Wilderness Act prohibits: Motorized and mechanical equipment, such as bicycles, hang-gliders, chain saws and game carts.

Drinking water should be boiled or purified.

Pack out all trash, leftover food and litter, including toilet tissue.

Pets must be under control at all times.

Directions: To reach Vasquez Wilderness Area from Winter Park, travel north on US Highway 40 about 2 miles and turn south onto Forest Service Road 148 (Vasquez Road). Follow this road about 4 miles to the trailhead.

Map: Click here for a map to Vasquez Wilderness Area

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted to use Vasquez Wilderness Area.

Address

Sulphur Ranger District

9 Ten Mile Drive

P.O. Box 10

Granby, Colorado 80446-0010

Phone
General: (970) 887-4100
TTY: (970) 887-4101

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