Salida Ranger District

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<p><img alt="Brett Beasley standing on the crest trail overlooking mountains" src="https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd628190.jpg"/></p><p> </p><p>The<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/about-forest/districts/?cid=fsm9_032697" rel="nofollow"> Salida Ranger District </a>is part of the San Isabel National Forest located near the towns of <a href="https://salidachamber.org/" rel="nofollow">Salida</a>, <a href="https://www.buenavistacolorado.org/" rel="nofollow">Buena Vista</a>, and <a href="http://www.ponchaspringscolorado.us/Poncha-Springs-Welcome-Center" rel="nofollow">Poncha Springs</a>. The district encompasses over 440,000 acres in central Colorado, "the heart of the Rockies." It's an outdoor recreation paradise that encompasses seven 14,000- foot peaks "<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/recreation/?cid=stelprd3798321https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/recreation/?cid=stelprd3798321" rel="nofollow">fourteeners</a>" (Harvard, Tabeguache, Yale, Columbia, Shavano, Princeton, Antero), three wilderness areas (<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=37209" rel="nofollow">Buffalo Peaks</a>, <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=80755" rel="nofollow">Collegiate Peaks</a>, <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=80754" rel="nofollow">Sangre De Cristo</a>), and <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recreation/recarea/?recid=82915" rel="nofollow">Browns Canyon National Monument</a>.</p><p>The Forest Service manages most of the higher elevation areas, while the Arkansas River corridor is managed by <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=arkansas+headwaters+recreation+area&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS820US820&oq=arkan&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i60j69i57j0l3.2201j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Colorado State Parks </a>and the <a href="https://www.blm.gov/office/royal-gorge-field-office" rel="nofollow">Bureau of Land Management</a>. The Arkansas River is one of the nation's most popular rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking. It's also a designated "gold medal" trout fishing river. For <a href="https://www.cpwshop.com/home.page" rel="nofollow">fishing & hunting licenses</a> or <a href="https://cpw.state.co.us/buyapply/Pages/RegistrationsOHV.aspx" rel="nofollow">off-highway-vehicle (OHV) licenses</a>, please contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife. </p><p>The majority of the Salida Ranger District is located within <a href="http://www.chaffeecounty.org/" rel="nofollow">Chaffee County</a>. Nearly 80% of Chaffee County lands are public lands. (Small portions of the district are also located in Lake, Fremont, Saguache, and Park Counties.)</p>

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