About this campground
The Indian Trail #500 begins at the end of Forest Service Road #660.1A, Pinto Mesa Spur Road, and ends a Forest Service Road #602, Copper King Road. It is a primitive trail that travels through the Tabeguache Area, a 17,240-acre special management area designated under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993. This trail offers spectacular views of red rock cliffs in the Tabeguache Creek drainage as it switchbacks down 800 feet from Pinto Mesa to the creek bottom. It turn west and follows Tabeguach Creek for about 2.2 miles, then turn north and follows Forty-seven Creek for about a miles. It veers northeast and climbs out of the drainage in another 1.7 miles where it turns east. It continues east for another 2.1 miles and turn north after another 0.9 miles and crosses the Tabeguache Creek. After the creek crossing, it climbs the eastern canyon and continues south, switchbacking up onto Starvation Point where it ends at FSR #602. This trail is lightly maintained so may require some route-finding. Geo-Ref Trail Map Geo-Reference Instructions
Getting there
From Nucla: On Hwy 97, turn east on East 4th Ave. and travel approximately 0.5 miles. Turn north on 25 Mesa/Delta-Nucla Road, which becomes Forest Service Road #503 at the National Forest boundary, and continue for approximately 7 miles to FSR #660, Pinto Mesa Road. Turn north onto FSR #660 and continue for approximately 2 miles to FSR #660.1A, Pinto Mesa Spur Road. Continue on FSR #660.1A for approximately 0.75 miles to a parking area on the left. From Delta: Turn west on Highway 348, 6th Street. Travel west and south on HWY 348 for approximately 4 miles to 25 Mesa Road. Continue on 25 Mesa Road for approximately 18 miles the National Forest Boundary where 25 Mesa Road becomes Forest Service Road #503. Continue on FSR #503 for approximately 9.3 miles to FSR #402, Divide Road. Turn south on FSR #402 and continue for approximately 0.9 miles to FSR #503 South, Delta-Nulca Road. Continue south on FSR #503 for approximately 14.5 miles to FSR #660, Pinto Mesa Road. Follow FSR #660 for approximately 2 miles to FSR #660.1A, Pinto Mesa Spur Road. Continue on FSR #660.1A for approximately 0.75 miles to a parking area on the left. High clearance 4-wheel drive vehicles are recommended.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
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