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At the southern terminus of the Colorado there is a parking lot for about 20 cars. It’s quite a popular trailhead, so it will not be hard to get a ride into Durango if you need it. There is a pit toilet and a trail sign with map for the Colorado Trail and the area.

The southern terminus of the Colorado Trail is located at the Junction Creek Trailhead, 4.5 miles northwest of downtown Durango. The Colorado Trail is maintained by the Colorado Trail Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

Castle Rock is part of a long line of cliffs, known as Hermosa Cliffs, near Purgatory Ski Resort. Castle Rock sits at an elevation of 10,441 feet and offers great views of the Needle Mountains from the summit.

The Ridges Basin Dam is 270 feet tall and was filled in 2011 to create Nighthorse Reservoir. The epic name comes not from legend but from the middle name of a Colorado senator. The lake covers an old Pueblo/Anasazi site.

Junction Creek Campground is located at the start of the Colorado Trail, as well as the Logchute Trail System, so this makes for an ideal basecamp for a few days of running. The campground offers single- and double-family sites, as well as group sites. It also provides vault toilets and drinking water.

The Schroeder Tunnel Mine is a relic of the mining era in the California-La Plata Mining District. Gold and silver were mined here. The mine consists of multiple tunnels. Falls Creek, however, is likely to be dry in the summer.

From here you can start the OHV route up Diorite Peak. Darby Campground is just up the road from the trailhead and makes a great base camp from which to do a training camp or just explore the La Plata peaks.

With miles of intertwining trails, a multitude of campsites, and access to the lake's waters, Haviland Lake is a frequented recreation area in the San Juan National Forest. Of the parts of the lake are fee areas while the trails are free to use by the public. The trail system winds in and out of aspen groves and pine forests as it travels through this riparian area.