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The Fourmile Travel Management Area is located in northern Chaffee County and consists of 100,000 acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands. The area offers an incredible variety of recreational activities from ATV and motorcycle riding to hiking, biking, rock climbing and horseback riding.
For detailed maps of the Fourmile area visit: http://garna.org/friends-of-fourmile/
The Fourmile Travel Management Area can be accessed from many locations. From Buena Vista, you can access the area via County Road 371/375 and from the River Park Bridge on Main Street. Other access points are off of Hwys 285/24 and include County roads 304, 305, 307, 308, 311 and 315. The southern portion of the Fourmile area can be accessed at County Road 301, 300 and 185 (Aspen Ridge north of Salida).
Camping is not permitted at trailheads. Camp in an existing dispersed campsite, do not create new roads or campsites. Use one way in and out to reduce disturbance of soil and vegetation. DO NOT CAUSE RESOURCE DAMAGE
Limit parking to bare and compacted areas. Keep motorized vehicles within one vehicle length from a designated system road or trail. Make no new tracks in campsites.
Camp 150 feet away from lakes, streams and trails. Dispose of wash water 100 feet away from any water source. Bury human waste in a hole 6 inches deep and 200 feet away from any water source, trail, or campsite. A portable toilet system is highly recommended Pack out toilet paper, tampons, and leftover food. LEAVE NO TRACE.
If you choose to have a campfire, consider the following:
Keep it small in size and limit it to evening and early morning hours when the heat is most needed.
Build your fire in an existing fire ring that is at least 100 feet from water. Do not build new fire rings.
Avoid having fires above tree-line. Removing dead wood from Krummholz (dwarf trees near timberline) affects their survival.
Collection of dead and down wood for immediate campfire use is allowed except for posted sites.
Remember to put out your campfire DEAD-OUT!!
Pour water on the fire to drown ALL embers until hissing stops. Stir ashes with a shovel and scrape the sticks and logs to remove any embers. Continue adding water and stirring until all material is cold to the touch.
