South Park Ranger Dsitrict
South Park Ranger District includes South Park, part of the Mosquito Range, Eleven Mile Canyon and Jefferson Lake Recreation Areas, and the Tarryall Mountains and Puma Hills.
The district manages 456,599 acres of land ranging in elevation from 7,100 to 14,285 feet. Mostly in Park and Teller counties.
The main highways through the district include Highway 285 south of Kenosha Pass to Trout Creek Pass, and Highway 24 from Florissant, Colorado, to the intersection with Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass.
General Information
This recreation region is managed by the South Park Ranger District.
Passes & Permits
Visit recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777 for campground reservations. Campground reservations cannot be made ranger district offices.
Special use permits are required for groups of 75 or more persons and all commercial activities including outfitting and guiding. Visit the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Recreation Special Use Permits page to learn more.
America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes are a suite of annual and lifetime passes that provides U.S. citizens and visitors an affordable and convenient way to access Federal recreational lands. Up to 100% of the Pass program's proceeds are used to improve and enhance visitor recreation services.
Recreation Sites
Aspen Campground
Beaver Ponds Picnic Area
Blue Mountain Campground
Boreas Pass Auto Tour
Boreas Pass Section House
Brookside-McCurdy Trailhead
Buckskin Gulch Auto Tour
Buffalo Peaks Trailhead
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness - East side