Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Getting to Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

• Fruita, CO is the nearest town, 2.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
• The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 15 miles west of Grand Junction.
• Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Interstate 70, Monument Road, Little Park Road, Lower Road.
• High-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles are required on the access roads.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

• Jones Canyon Trailhead (inside the boundary, 6,116 ft), at 39.0387, -108.9550
• Knowles Canyon Trailhead (inside the boundary, 6,122 ft), at 39.0521, -108.9045
• Mee Canyon Trailhead (inside the boundary, 6,740 ft), at 39.0966, -108.8428
• Rattlesnake Arches Trailhead (inside the boundary, 5,864 ft), at 39.1371, -108.8335
• Pollock Canyon Trailhead (0.32 mi outside the boundary, 4,488 ft), at 39.1557, -108.7787
• Devils Canyon Trail (0.76 mi outside the boundary, 4,587 ft), at 39.1399, -108.7569
• Fruita Paleo Area Trailhead (0.76 mi outside the boundary, 4,512 ft), at 39.1514, -108.7631
• Black Ridge Trailhead (0.77 mi outside the boundary, 6,537 ft), at 39.0552, -108.7449

Trailhead locations: BLM recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-30. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

• Long Mesa summit about 5,870 ft
• Wrigley Mesa summit about 5,569 ft
• Bull Canyon canyon
• East Fork Pollock Canyon canyon

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

• BLM unitBlack Ridge Canyons Wilderness lies inside McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.
• National Park Service unitColorado National Monument is 0.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• State parkJames M. Robb - Colorado River State Park is 2.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Colorado

• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness (Park County)
• Byers Peak Wilderness (Grand County)
• Cache La Poudre Wilderness (Larimer County)
• Collegiate Peaks Wilderness (Chaffee County)
• Comanche Peak Wilderness (Larimer County)

Colorado wilderness areas