5Archuleta Creek ATV Trail

Located in the Rio Grad National Forest, the Archuleta Creek Trail is an ideal place to ride your ATV. The trails are open from Spring through Fall and have light use. You will be sharing these ATV trails with other ATV riders, backpackers and hikers, horseback riders and motorcyclists. Be aware of the other traffic around so you have a good safe ATV ride on this 4 mile ATV trail.

This is a great ATV trail for "getting away from it all". The trails are only lightly used and the forested areas of aspen, spruce and fir are only broken occasionally by the open mountain meadows that have a foliage all their own with grasslands and corn husk lilies blooming all around as you ride your ATV through. The peaks around you on these ATV trails are composed of Precambrian (370 million years old) rock topped by younger layers of volcanic basalt.

There is abundant wildlife to be seen on your ATV ride on this trail, Elk may be seen if you happen to be riding your ATV in the morning or at dusk. Another dusk patron is the coyote and you may seen the occasional lone hunter out searching for field mice as you ride through the meadow lands on your ATV. If you brought your gear and fishing license, stop your ATV for a bit and fish in Archuleta Creek.

Please note, the Archuleta Trail is bounded by private property for the first mile and visitors are asked to respect property boundaries and also to keep the trails as natural as possible, the Forest Department asks that you not leave the designated ATV trails and go trailblazing on your own. This erodes terrain and ATV trails are carefully plotted for specific use for a certain period of time so periodically the ATV trails are allowed to reclaim themselves and new trails are opened for your ATV riding pleasure.

If you're seeking relaxation and solitude in your ATV ride, you will find it in abundance in Archuleta Creek Trail. Happy trails to you and your ATV!