Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado · Trail 787

La Garita Sd

La Garita Sd Trail is a 57.1 miles trail in Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado. The Forest Service rates it trail class 1 to 2, minimally developed to moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv and e-bikes. It enters La Garita Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Rio Grande National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end37.8383, -106.3764 · Directions ↗
Other end37.9422, -107.0733 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 13 segments.

The trail

Length57.1 miles
Trail class1, minimally developed; 2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade8-10 percent
Typical tread width36-48 inches, 18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers787
ForestRio Grande National Forest (unit 0209)
StatesColorado
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed 05/01 to 10/31 (month/day)
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
MotorcycleAllowed 01/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
ATVAllowed 05/01 to 12/01 (month/day)
E-bikesAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Wolf Creek Piles Rx

    28 mi from the trail midpoint · 1 acres

  • Wildfire
    Swiss Roll

    34 mi from the trail midpoint · 775 acres · 0% contained

  • Wildfire
    Elk

    40 mi from the trail midpoint · 7,257 acres · 73% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the La Garita Sd Trail?

57.1 miles, the sum of the 13 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Rio Grande National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the La Garita Sd Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the La Garita Sd Trail start?

The line begins at 37.8383, -106.3764 and ends at 37.9422, -107.0733. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the La Garita Sd Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters La Garita Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: La Garita Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the La Garita Sd Trail?

Poso Campground (2.6 mi), Cathedral Campground (3.9 mi) and Hansen Mill Dispersed Camping (4.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the La Garita Sd Trail?

Trail class 1 to 2, which the Forest Service describes as minimally developed to moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the La Garita Sd Trail?

The typical grade is 8-10 percent. The typical tread is 36-48 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the La Garita Sd Trail?

Rio Grande National Forest, Forest Service unit 0209. The trail is in Colorado.

Source: Rio Grande National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the La Garita Sd Trail?

3 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Wolf Creek Piles Rx at 28 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 13 segments named LA GARITA SD in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0209. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.