La Plata Canyon Trails

Located between Durango and Mancos is La Plata Canyon Recreationa Area which lies within the San Juan National Forest. The La Plata Canyon Recreational Area has numerous trails for the serious hiker. At the conclusion of your challenging hike, enjoy a wonderful dinner at the Kennebec Cafe.

  • ➠ More Info and Photos of La Plata Canyon Recreation Area
    • Trail Name Difficulty Distance (1-way) Elev. Gain
    1. Silver Mountain Difficult 9.2 mi / 14.8 km 4,020 ft
    2. Basin Creek OHV Difficult 4.8 mi / 7.6 km 1,050 ft
    3. Columbus Basin Moderate 0.8 mi / 1.4 km 360 ft
    3. Columbus Mine Easy 0.2 mi / 0.3 km 20 ft
    4. Highline to Taylor Lake Moderate 2.4 mi / 4.0 km 80 ft
    4. Highline to Summit Difficult 1.2 mi / 2.0 km 600 ft
    5. Slide Rock West Moderate 1.4 mi / 2.4 km 160 ft
    6. Slide Rock East Moderate 6.6 mi / 10.2 km 1,745 ft
    7. Sharkstooth Pass Difficult 11.8 mi / 19.0 km 1,080 ft


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    Basin Creek Trail.
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    Tomahawk Mine on Basin Creek Trail.
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    Marmut Lookouts at Tomahawk Mine.
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    Columbus Basin Trail.
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    Columbus Basin Lower Falls.
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    Columbus Basin Mine.
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    Highline Trail.
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    Taylor Lake.
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    Taylor Lake from the Summit.

    Photos by EMKotyk