Cache La Poudre Wilderness, Protected wilderness area near Fort Collins, Colorado
The Cache La Poudre Wilderness spans 9,484 acres within Roosevelt National Forest, featuring granite bedrock formations and elevations from 6,100 to 8,700 feet.
The United States Congress designated Cache La Poudre as a protected wilderness area in 1980 through the Colorado Wilderness Act to preserve its natural character.
The Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail serves as the primary path through this wilderness, allowing visitors to experience Colorado's natural environment.
The wilderness area maintains two marked paths: the two-mile Kreutzer Nature Trail and the three-mile Mount McConnel Trail for hiking expeditions.
The High Park fire of 2012 affected 95 percent of the wilderness, followed by floods in 2013 that transformed the landscape significantly.
Location: Colorado
Inception: 1980
GPS coordinates: 40.66670,-105.45000
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:08
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32.4 km
Horsetooth Reservoir
27.8 km
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
28.5 km
The Blasting Room
30.1 km
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Lake Estes
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Hagues Peak
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Mount Chiquita
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Greyrock Mountain Trail
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Fort Collins Municipal Railway Birney Safety Streetcar No. 21
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Fall River Entrance Historic District
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Arrowhead Lodge
16.3 km
Comanche Reservoir
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Pleasant Valley School
22.5 km
Lawn Lake
27.1 km
Big Thompson Canyon
31.1 km
Fall River Visitor Center
31.7 km
Sheep Lakes Information Station
32.5 km
Sheep Lakes Turnout
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Big Thompson River Bridge IV
31.9 kmReviews
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