Colorado Fourteeners
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Find Your Fourteener! Colorado’s fifty-four 14,000-foot peaks—commonly known as the “Fourteeners”—include peaks easily accessed by urban visitors, as well as, remote backcountry peaks that provide a wilderness experience. More than 311,000 visitor-use days occur on these peaks yearly. Hikers seek out expansive vistas, solitude, or merely opportunities to get outside and have meaningful connections with the outdoors on 220 miles of trails on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison, Rio Grande, Arapaho and Roosevelt, Pike and San Isabel, San Juan, and White River National Forests.
Lately, increased use has impacted trails and fragile high-alpine ecosystems. The impacts outpace the forest service and partners’ abilities to maintain access to these peaks. An estimated $24 million or more investment is needed to maintain, improve, and create sustainable routes to these important peaks.
Through the National Forest Foundation’s “Find Your Fourteener” campaign, Colorado’s outdoor stewardship organizations have joined forces to increase the pace and scale of trail improvements and ecological restoration on the Fourteeners. Investment in this campaign is developing partnerships, increasing and leveraging funding, increasing the number and capacity of volunteers, and increasing the pace and scale of on-the-ground trail improvement projects.
Trail Maintenance Priority Area map (PDF - 2.3MB)
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Learn More & Get Involved!
To know more about trail maintenance efforts in this priority area, contact:
Loretta McEllhiney, Colorado Fourteeners Program Manager
- Email: Loretta.McEllhiney@usda.gov
- Phone: (719)486-7444