National Forests in Colorado
Colorado has 8 national forests on record. Dispersed camping is allowed at every forest with a recorded rule (3 of 3); check each forest's own page for the stay limit.
Colorado national forests map
- National forests
- Wilderness areas (dashed)
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
List of all 45 places on this map
National forests (8)
Wilderness areas (37)
- Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
- Byers Peak Wilderness
- Cache La Poudre Wilderness
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
- Comanche Peak Wilderness
- Eagles Nest Wilderness
- Flat Tops Wilderness
- Fossil Ridge Wilderness
- Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
- Hermosa Creek Wilderness
- Holy Cross Wilderness
- Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
- Indian Peaks Wilderness
- James Peak Wilderness
- La Garita Wilderness
- Lizard Head Wilderness
- Lost Creek Wilderness
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- Mount Evans Wilderness
- Mount Massive Wilderness
- Mount Sneffels Wilderness
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- Neota Wilderness
- Never Summer Wilderness
- Platte River Wilderness
- Powderhorn Wilderness
- Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
- Raggeds Wilderness
- Rawah Wilderness
- Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
- Sarvis Creek Wilderness
- South San Juan Wilderness
- Spanish Peaks Wilderness
- Uncompahgre Wilderness
- Vasquez Peak Wilderness
- Weminuche Wilderness
- West Elk Wilderness
| Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests | Larimer County | Yes |
| Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | Delta County | Yes |
| Manti-La Sal National Forest | Montrose County | Not on record |
| Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest | Jackson County | Not on record |
| Pike and San Isabel National Forests | Park County | Yes |
| Rio Grande National Forest | Mineral County | Not on record |
| San Juan National Forest | Hinsdale County | Not on record |
| White River National Forest | Garfield County | Not on record |