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Cayton Campground is 6 miles northeast of Rico on Colorado Highway 145
(part of the San Juan Skyway) 43 miles from Dolores. The entrance is 1/2 mile east
of the highway on the Barlow Creek Road (Forest Rd. 578). The campground has
27 campsites, many along the river. Eighteen sites offer 50 amp RV electric plug
ins. Fishing is popular on summer weekends. At 9,400 feet, expect cool evenings.
A dry dump station is in place.
The Barlow Creek Road continues past the campground and crosses Bolam Pass
with spectacular views. Road conditions near the pass often limit travel to 4WD
vehicles. The route eventually connects with the Hermosa Park Road behind Durango
Mountain Resort and leads to U.S. Highway 550. The Colorado Trail follows the
ridge across Bolam Pass.
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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