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Browns Canyon National Monument 8 Collegiate Peaks Scenic and Historic Byway and Great Sand Dunes National Park Browns Creek TH River Station 27 Swallows Road 15 14 Riverside Rapid #6 Elephant Rock Maytag 160 166 163 150 Pink House Copper Mtn. Monarch Crest Trail Huron Peak El. 14003' Missouri Mtn. El. 14067' Horseshoe Mtn. El. 13898' Mt. Princeton El. 14197' Stoney Face Mtn. El 10760' Waugh Mtn. El. 9400' Locke Mtn. El. 9216' Nipple Mountain El. 10324' Hagerman Pass El. 11925' Weston Pass El. 11921' Hancock Pass El. 12125' Trout Creek Pass El. 9487' Monarch Pass El. 11386' Ponhca Pass El. 9015' Slaughterhouse 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area Smyth Fishing Easement Buena Vista Fishing Easement Tiger Lily STL Fishing/Portage Easement Crystal Lake STL Fishing Easement Reddy SWA Fishing Easement Hardeman SWA Fishing Easement Chubb Park STL Chubb Park SWA Treat/Ogden SWA Skaguay Reservoir SWA Bighorn Springs Ruby Mountain Mt. Ouray Fishing Easement Mt. Ouray SWA Frantz Lake SWA Wright’s Lake SWA Heckendorf SWA Shavano SWA Brush Hollow SWA Beaver Creek SWA Swallows (Pueblo) SWA Sands Lake SWA Johnson Village SWA Champion SWA Granite SWA Clear Creek SWA Box Creek STL Outdoor Adventures in the Upper Arkansas River Valley Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area W elcome 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 Etiquette Hundreds 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 Challenged The 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. State Wildlife Areas/Fishing Easements Recreation Site Facilities AHRA Managed Boat Ramp/Slide Camping Changing Facilities Fishing Access Hiking Horse/Mtn. Bike OHV Parking Picnic Tables/Grills Restrooms Scenic Overlook Special Needs Fishing Access Watchable Wildlife Arkansas River Ranch Big Bend Blue Heron Buena Vista Boat Ramp Canyon Trading Post Centennial Park Clear Creek Collegiate Peaks Crystal Lakes Elephant Rock Fisherman’s Bridge Five Points Florence River Park Granite Granite Rock Hayden Meadows Hayden Ranch Hecla Junction Kobe Lone Pine Maytag Numbers Parkdale Pathfinder Park Pink House Pinnacle Rock Point Barr Railroad Bridge Rapid #4 Rapid #6 Rincon River Station Riverside Ruby Mountain Salida Boat Ramp Salida East Salt Lick Slaughterhouse Spikebuck Stone Bridge Stone Cabin Texas Creek Vallie Bridge River Access RECREATION SITE FACILITIES Become our friend and follow us. Community Browns Canyon National Monument River Section LEGEND
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Missouri Mtn.El. 14067'
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Mt. PrincetonEl. 14197'
Stoney Face Mtn.El 10760'
Waugh Mtn.El. 9400'
Locke Mtn.El. 9216'
NippleMountainEl. 10324'
Hagerman PassEl. 11925'
Weston PassEl. 11921'
Hancock PassEl. 12125'
Trout Creek PassEl. 9487'
Monarch PassEl. 11386'
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Buena Vista Fishing Easement
Tiger Lily STL Fishing/Portage Easement
Crystal Lake STL Fishing Easement
Reddy SWA Fishing Easement
Hardeman SWA Fishing Easement
State Wildlife Areas/Fishing Easements
Chubb Park STL
Chubb Park SWA
Treat/Ogden SWA
Skaguay Reservoir SWA
Bighorn Springs
Ruby Mountain
Mt. Ouray Fishing EasementMt. Ouray SWA
Frantz Lake SWA
Wright’s Lake SWA
Heckendorf SWA
Shavano SWA
Brush Hollow SWA
Beaver Creek SWA
Swallows (Pueblo) SWA
Sands Lake SWA
Johnson Village SWA
Champion SWA
Granite SWA
Clear Creek SWA
Box Creek STL
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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Big Bend
Blue Heron
Buena Vista Boat Ramp
Canyon Trading Post
Centennial Park
Clear Creek
Collegiate Peaks
Crystal Lakes
Elephant Rock
Fisherman’s Bridge
Five Points
Florence River Park
Granite
Granite Rock
Hayden Meadows
Hayden Ranch
Hecla Junction
Kobe
Lone Pine
Maytag
Numbers
Parkdale
Pathfinder Park
Pink House
Pinnacle Rock
Point Barr
Railroad Bridge
Rapid #4
Rapid #6
Rincon
River Station
Riverside
Ruby Mountain
Salida Boat Ramp
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Salt Lick
Slaughterhouse
Spikebuck
Stone Bridge
Stone Cabin
Texas Creek
Vallie Bridge
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