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Two miles past Dunton on Forest Rd. 535, Burro Bridge Campground is a good
base camp for trips into the Lizard Head Wilderness. It has 14 campsites on a
sloping hillside above the river. There is limited shade with tent sites. Parking pads
are wide enough to accommodate RVs. One site has a table suitable for wheelchairs.
A corral with two bays to accommodate up to four horses, is
adjacent to 2 campsites for those camping with stock. The Burro
Bridge Trail starts at the campground and crosses the W. Dolores
Rd. (Forest Rd. 535) before climbing into the Lizard Head Wilderness,
where motorized vehicles and mountain bicycles are not allowed. This
trail levels off at above 10,000’ in elevation, then travels north to intersect the
Groundhog Stock Driveway Trail.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
The western portion of San Juan Public Lands has many aspen-covered
mountainsides that turn gold in fall, and the high peaks of the Lizard
Head Wilderness grace Lizard Head Pass. Colorado Highway 145
(San Juan Skyway) and West Dolores Road (Forest Rd. 535) are popular
drives in autumn.
The Dolores and West Dolores Rivers are popular for fishing in these
areas. The site of Colorado’s last Indian battle, the Beaver Creek Massacre,
is a mile off Forest Rd. 526 on Forest Rd. 525. Remains of the
Narraguinnep Fort are off Forest Rd. 514. McPhee Park, on Forest Rd.
526, has a virgin stand of old-growth ponderosa pines.
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