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DARK CANYON

Colorado No water is availableRestrooms availableNo FeeSource: usfs
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Paonia, CO

38.95913
-107.26301
No Fee
No water is available
Vault toilet(s)

More details

The Dark Canyon Trailhead is located in the Erickson Springs Recreation Area, adjacent to the Erickson Springs Campground. This trailhead accesses Dark Canyon Trail #830, which enters Raggeds Wilderness. The trailhead has hitching racks, hay feeders and

USGS Topo Good road labels

Nearby (≈ 5 miles)

Quick hits within ~8 km.

ERICKSON SPRINGS / Erickson Springs
campground • 0.42 km
Erickson Springs Picnic Site
campground • 0.8 km
RUBY/ANTHRACITE
trailhead • 5.86 km
Relief / Topo Great for terrain & contours

Weather (5-day)

Mon, Mar 2
42° / 60°
💨 20 mph • 🌧 11%
Tue, Mar 3
35° / 45°
💨 9 mph • 🌧 25%
Wed, Mar 4
34° / 53°
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Thu, Mar 5
37° / 54°
💨 7 mph • 🌧 34%
Fri, Mar 6
28° / 38°
💨 7 mph • 🌧 73%

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