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NippleMountainEl. 10324'

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Wright’s Lake SWA

Heckendorf SWA

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Brush Hollow SWA

Beaver Creek SWA

Swallows (Pueblo) SWA

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Outdoor Adventures in the Upper Arkansas River ValleyArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Welcome to the Upper Arkansas River Valley and its famous 14ers, whitewater, wilderness, and wildlife. The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area offers many fun and exciting activities. Please:

• know your skill level and physical condition • be aware of the risks involved in an activity • be familiar with safety practices • equip yourself properly

Visitor EtiquetteHundreds of thousands of visitors boat on the river every year, and close to a million people enjoy the recreation area. Courtesy and respect for other users will make everyone’s experience more enjoyable. You can minimize your impact and help us protect this valuable resource by observing the following guidelines. Please: • respect private property and don’t trespass • keep noise down • if you are boating, travel on the opposite side of the river from anglers, and avoid fishing holes • learn and practice Leave No Trace backcountry ethics, including pack it in/pack it out • use existing restroom facilities, or a portable toilet (groover), required by regulation • stop only at established, well-used sites and avoid trampling streamside vegetation • keep pets on a leash no longer than six feet at all times, required by regulation • build fires only in grills and fire pans, required by regulation

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Visitor Center • Annual passes, registrations, maps and guides are available at the AHRA Visitor Center. • The AHRA Visitor Center is located on the corner of G Street and Sackett Avenue in downtown Salida, one block north of Highway 291.

Access for the Physically ChallengedThe Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area has fully accessible restroom facilities and at least one fully accessible campsite at each developed campground, except for Salida East, Point Barr, and Vallie Bridge which is walk-in/boat-in only access.

Selected river access sites also have fully accessible restroom facilities, complete with accessible parking spots. Please call 719-539-7289 or visit www.cpw.state.co.us for more information.

For campground reservations call 1-800-678-2267 or 303-470-1144

within the Denver metro area or online at www.cpw.state.co.us

Funded in part by Great Outdoors Colorado through Colorado Lottery proceeds.

Any person who is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program of Colorado Parks and Wildlife on the grounds of race, creed, color, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, should contact the park manager, the nearest local regional office, the Division headquarters in Denver, Colorado - telephone (303) 866-3437 - or the National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127.

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