Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest, Near Gunnison, Colorado
Elk Park #720 does not offer reservations through Recreation.gov. Please take a look at the area details below for more information about visiting this location. Enjoy your visit!
The Elk Park Trail #720 offers a scenic view when it top out at the Forest Boundary and looks down onto both the Grand Mesa and Gunnison National Forests. At this point it become the Elk Park Trail #800a on the Gunnison National Forest and is open to foot, horse, bicycle and snowmobile and is not maintained for ATV use. This trail receives most of its use in the fall during the big game hunting seasons. The trail travels primarily through a mixture of spruce/fir stands with intermittent open meadows.