{"id":7863,"date":"2021-02-19T23:07:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoversiltcolorado.com\/?page_id=7863"},"modified":"2023-02-22T22:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:52:19","slug":"places-to-go","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discoversiltcolorado.com\/es\/outdoor-recreation\/places-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Lugares para ir"},"content":{"rendered":"
About 40 minutes north of Silt is The\u00a0West Elk Trailhead, a year-round recreation destination that provides motorized\u00a0and non-motorized trails on the southwest edge of the\u00a0Flat Tops Wilderness Area.\u00a0The area is ideal for those looking to snowshoe, cross country ski, and\u00a0snowmobile in the winter months, and ride OHV\u2019s in the summer months.\u00a0The\u00a0trailhead is located along Forest Road 245 (Buford-New Castle Road)\u00a0approximately 7.5 miles north of the Forest boundary. The parking area has room\u00a0for several\u00a0dozen passenger vehicles and trailers. The Flat Tops region of the White River National Forest is a favorite destination for locals and visitors alike. It takes about 35 minutes to travel from Downtown Silt to the top of the Flat Tops, with the area providing a wide range of outdoor recreation opportunities like camping, fishing, OHV, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, roads for scenic drives, and wildlife viewing. There are numerous mountains, meadows, canyons and over 100 lakes on the Flat Tops – it is truly one of the most magnificent regions of the Rocky Mountains. For a more remote adventure, make the trek to the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, which offers pristine and non-motorized recreation opportunities for the hard-core adventurer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Located about 20 miles south of Silt is the Cayton Trailhead, which features the historic Cayton Ranger Station and provides access to Cayton Gulch Trail and Lake Fork Trail. The Cayton Ranger Station is named after James Grimshaw Cayton, who was one of the nation\u2019s first forest rangers. The Ranger Station is the second oldest building of its kind in the United States, having been built in 1910.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t With Silt being located in the heart of the Western Slope, there are numerous beautiful locations in and around town to explore! HARVEY GAP RESERVOIR Five miles north of Silt is Harvey Gap Reservoir, a 320 acre reservoir that provides calm waters for those looking to stand up paddle board, kayak, fish, swim, and boat. …<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7772,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth-alt.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
The trailhead serves as the southern access point for Motorized Trail #2290,\u00a0also known as the Buford-New Castle Parallel Trail. During the winter, the\u00a0trailhead is one of the\u00a0access points to the Flat Tops snowmobile trail system,\u00a0providing parking for snowmobilers who wish to follow the Buford-New Castle\u00a0Road. The trailhead also provides\u00a0parking for the West Elk non-motorized trail\u00a0system, which is located immediately east of the parking area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tRIFLE FALLS STATE PARK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
RIFLE MOUNTAIN PARK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
THE FLAT TOPS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
CAYTON TRAILHEAD \/ FOREST SERVICE CABIN<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
SILT HISTORICAL PARK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t