SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST
SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST 81233
(lat:38.4083 lon:-105.9339)
The Pike and San Isabel National Forests Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands is comprised of 2 national forests and 2 national grasslands that forest locator map cover nearly 3 million acres, between the prairies of western Kansas and some of Colorado's highest mountain peaks along the Continental Divide. These sprawling forests and grasslands are an eight hour drive from boundary to boundary. This landscape offers a variety of ecosystems rich in history, geology, scenery, wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities.
The PSICC is a busy urban National Forest that has the Colorado front range, a majority of fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado, and wide-open grasslands of eastern Colorado and western Kansas. More than 60 percent of the water used by metropolitan area of Denver, CO originates from the South Platte River.
The forest offers a wealth of experiences from historic cabin rentals to the birthplace of developed recreation on the San Carlos Ranger District. The Comanche Ranger District lays claim to the internationally known dinosaur trackway at Picket Wire Canyonlands and continues to excite researchers and visitors alike with new discoveries. The PSICC manages nine Wilderness areas, numerous scenic byways and a full spectrum of outdoor opportunities.