Colorado River Headwaters Byway
National Scenic Byway 68 mi in Colorado.
About the Colorado River Headwaters Byway
Dropping 1,700 feet in elevation from end to end, the Colorado River Headwaters Byway follows the Colorado past reservoirs and lush ranchlands, and through narrow canyons flanked by the railroad. Wildlife abounds and access to miles of public land offers year-round recreation and views of mountain landscapes and geology.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Colorado State Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 3 · 1.7 mi offBull Mountain Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 4 · 0.9 mi offGreen Ridge · Forest Service · 76 sites · reservable
- Mile 4 · 1.2 mi offAA Bar Ranch (AA Barn) Group Picnic Site · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 5 · on the roadCutthroat Bay Group · Forest Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 6 · on the roadStillwater (Colorado) · Forest Service · 109 sites · reservable
- Mile 8 · 0.7 mi offSunset Point Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 16 · 2.7 mi offWillow Creek Group · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 53 · 0.7 mi offPumphouse Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · 21 sites · reservable
- Mile 57 · 1.5 mi offRadium Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · 21 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.