Hazard Tree Removal Projects begin on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. Road and Trail Closures as of June 28th:

Trail Closures
General: Portions of Manzanares Trail 1204 and Farwell Trail 1203 in Big Red Park Area.
Details: Manzanares Trail 1204 from Manzanares Trailhead located off FS Road 505 to junction with Farwell Trail 1203, June 28th through July 2nd.
Farwell Trail 1203 closed from junction to FS Road 500, July 6th through mid July. These trails will be open on weekends until further notice.

Road and Associated Trail Closures
General: FS Road 443 including North Lake, Burn Ridge, and Three Island Lake Trailheads. Trail 1163.1a and portions of 1163, 1100, and 1164 – all closed until Oct. 30th including weekends.
Details: FS Road 443 off the Seedhouse Road 400 ends at the North Lake Trailhead. FS Road 443 provides access to the Burn Ridge Trailhead and the Mt Zirkel Wilderness Area from the Three Island Lake and North Lake Trailheads. These access points will closed for the summer.

Hikers on the Continental Divide Trail 1101 will need to access services in the Clark or Seedhouse areas using the Gold Creek Trail 1150 to the Slavonia Trailhead.

Three Island Cutover Trail 1163.1a, Three Island Lake Trail 1163, Trail 100 to South Fork Trail 1100.3a and Trail 1164 to North Lake will also be closed for the summer.

There will be more closures as the summer progresses.

Trailheads and associated trails may open as work progresses.

Please respect the closure signs. We will provide detours and keep loops and trails open as much as possible.

Please call the hotline for updates – 870-2140.

Hahns Peak/Bears Ears District, Phone 970-870-2299

Jamie Kingsbury, District Ranger jkingsbury@fs.fed.us
Steve McCone, Wilderness Ranger smccone@fs.fed.us
Kent Foster, Recreation Supervisor kfoster@fs.fed.us
Rick Melzer, Seasonal Wilderness Ranger truehiker@gmail.com

Yampa District, Phone 970-638-4516

John Anarella, District Ranger janarella@fs.fed.us
Lee Duerksen, Volunteer Coordinator lduerksen@fs.fed.us

Eagle District
Jeffrey Thompson, Wilderness Ranger jdffreywthompson@fs.fed.us