Description: Ranging in elevation from 8,500 to 12,500 feet, the state forest offers diverse forest, meadow, brush, and riparian habitats. Alpine tundra habitat above 11,000 feet. The Medicine Bow Mountains border the State Forest to the east and the Never Summer Mountains to the south.
Viewing information: A great variety of mountain wildlife species including moose, elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, black bears, golden eagles, blue grouse, and northern goshawks. Ducks, grebes, geese, terns, and gulls attracted to lakes and waterways. Great variety of songbirds. River otters sometimes seen along the Michigan River. In winter watch at lower elevations for moose, elk, deer, and white-tailed ptarmigan. Largest concentration of moose in the state. The Moose Center along Colorado Highway(14 one mile east of Gould has interpretive displays and checklists. Two self-guided nature trails, self-guided auto tour. Viewing deck seven miles into the State Forest along County Road 41 overlooks a marshy area. Nature walks, on-site naturalists, and campfire programs in summer.
Ownership: State Parks (970-723-8366), Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners
Size: 70,768 acres in the state forest
Closest town: Walden, 23 miles; lodging, restaurants
Directions: See map this page
(Reprinted with permission from the Colorado Wildlife Viewing Guide, 2nd Edition.)
Moose Distribution in Colorado 
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(The information contained in this issue of Colorado's Wildlife Company was accurate at the time of original publication. Situations and circumstances described, staff positions, contact information, and dates of some events may have changed in the interim. Present knowledge and understanding of biological and behavioral facts and information may also be different, now, than presented here.)