State Forest State Park

State Park in Walden, CO

Hours:

Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Office: Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Entrance Fees:

Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4

Animals Permitted:

Leashed Dogs
Service Animals
Horses

Park Address:

56750 Highway 14
Walden, CO 80480
United States

Contact:

970-723-8366

[email protected]

State Forest State Park

State Park in Walden, CO

Hours:

Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Office: Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Entrance Fees:

Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4

Animals Permitted:

Leashed Dogs
Service Animals
Horses

Park Address:

56750 Highway 14
Walden, CO 80480
United States

Contact:

970-723-8366

[email protected]

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Activities and Trails

What to Do at State Forest

State Forest State Park offers visitors a high-mountain experience, with acres of forest, jagged peaks, alpine lakes, wildlife and miles of trails. Visitors enjoy the outdoors with activities like camping, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, birding and geocaching.

Backcountry Camping
Biking
Birding
Boating
Cabins
Camping
Cross-country Skiing

Education Programs
Fishing
Geocaching
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Hunting
Ice Fishing

OHV Riding
Picnicking
Sledding
Snowmobile Riding
Snowshoeing
Wildlife Viewing

Best of State Forest

North Michigan Reservoir and Lakes

The main attraction at State Forest is water. The park offers the North Michigan Reservoir, where visitors can enjoy water activities. Many lakes can be found at State Forest, but Lake Agnes stands out as a favorite. This gem sits around 10,600 feet in elevation, and you can reach its shores with just a short hike of less than a mile during the summer season.

Water Activities and Amenities

A family stops the OHVs to view the mountains.

Off Highway Vehicle and Snowmobile Riding

Over 80 miles of trails are open to off-highway vehicles. Motorized vehicles must remain on designated roads, and OHVs are not allowed in the campgrounds except to enter and exit each campsite. There are over 60 miles of snowmobile trails, including groomed trails, hillclimbs and meadows.

A cow moose grazes with her two calves close by.

Watch Moose

Moose is our claim to fame. State Forest State Park is well known for moose viewing throughout the year. North Park is considered the moose-viewing capital of Colorado, with over 600 moose observed year-round.

Cabins

Set along the shore of North Michigan Reservoir, camper cabins complete a summer or winter vacation. The cabins range from smaller cabins that sleep a maximum of six to the Old Camp Pennock Lodge and Columbine Lodge, which sleep up to 21 and 15, respectively.

Cabins and Amenities

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Hiking, Biking and Horseback Riding

Trails

Pristine mountain beauty greets visitors and provides an ideal setting for hiking and mountain biking opportunities. There are over 90 miles of hiking trails and 130 miles of mountain-biking trails. Horse corrals are located at the Bockman Campground and at the end of CR-41 at the Canadian River Trailhead.

Find a Trail

Lake Agnes Trail

0.8 miles one way
Hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing

Gould Loop Trail

6.5 miles roundtrip
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing

Ranger Lakes Nature Trail

1.5 miles roundtrip
Hiking only

American Lakes Trail

5.5 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding

Kelly and Clear Lake Trails

6.5 miles one way for Kelly, 7 miles one way for Clear Lake
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding

Ruby Jewel Route

4 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling

Bull Mountain

7 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, snowmobile riding

Diamond Peaks

7 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing

Bockman Road

6 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding

Montgomery Pass Route

4 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding

Mendenhall Route

8 miles one way
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding

Trail Map

Horseback Riding

Horse corrals are located at the Bockman Campground and at the end of CR-41 at the Canadian River trailhead. Call the park at 970-723-8366 to reserve.

Red Feather Outfitters offers horseback riding opportunities, and Medicine Bow Outfitters offers backcountry horseback trips.

Bockman Horse Corral

The Bockman Horse Corral has four sections, allowing three horses in each section. The corral trail is accessible and located between site 309 and 311 on the east side of Bockman Campground.

Kelly/Clear Lake Trailhead Corral

The corral at the Kelly/Clear Lake trailhead has 18 stalls. Camping is available next to the corral by reservation only. Hitching rails are available.

Hunting

Hunting is allowed in game management units 6 and 171 within the park.

Rules

Weapons, including bows and firearms, can only be discharged while actively hunting
No target shooting
Shooting must be 100 yards or more out from any campground, structure, nature trail or road
Moose hunting is not allowed within 0.25 miles of CO Highway 14 in Jackson County from Cameron Pass to USFS 740

Outfitters

Contact these licensed hunting outfitters for guided hunts within the park:

Medicine Bow Outfitters, 970-631-2812
Red Feather Guides & Outfitters, 970-723-4204

Rentals

Equipment Rentals

Park visitors can rent activity equipment at the Moose Visitor Center.

The Visitor Center has:

GPS rentals for $10 a day
Snowshoe rentals for $5 a day
Free family activity backpacks