Permit status not confirmed. Check with the managing agency.
Ride at your own risk. This is open public land, so terrain changes without warning and hazards are not marked.
Guide
About this area
Opportunities for motorized trail riding from single track motorcycle trails, ATV width trails, rock crawling on the Billings Canyon jeep trail, and 4-wheel drive roads. This area is close to Grand Junction and offers excellent views and scenery.
At a glance
Quick facts
Camping limit
14 days
Managing agency
Bureau of Land Management
Access
Getting there
Bangs Canyon Trailhead (Mica Mine)Entrance
From Grand Junction take I-70BL / US-50 E to exit 26, then 25 Rd, Riverside Pkwy, West Ave, CO-340 W/Broadway, Monument Rd, D Rd, Rosevale Rd, then Little Park Rd for 5.3 miles. The trailhead is on the left.
Common equipment, registration and trail-use rules still apply.
Ride to the highest safety standard, not the legal minimum. A helmet, eye protection, a flag and proper gear are what get you home.
Check the law yourself as rules change and you are responsible for compliance.
🗺️ Take an offline map. BLM publish free georeferenced PDF maps that show your live GPS position with no cell service.
Permits
Permits & registration
Permit and registration details
State residents
Colorado residents must register your OHV with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Registration is $25.25, which includes a $1.25 Search and Rescue surcharge.
Out-of-state riders
🔴 Colorado requires a Colorado OHV permit for every vehicle, including plated street-legal vehicles, on any designated OHV trail. Non-residents must buy the permit for $25.25.
Permit and registration rules change. Confirm current requirements with the managing agency before you ride.
Trip support
Fuel, food & local help
Pump gas & diesel
Grand Junction — LAST FUEL. Nothing up Little Park Rd.fuel
Fill up before you turn onto Monument Rd · Every station is back in town. Once you head up Monument Rd and onto Little Park Rd it is 5+ miles of nothing to the trailhead, and nothing at the trailhead either.More
Fill up before you turn onto Monument Rd · Every station is back in town. Once you head up Monument Rd and onto Little Park Rd it is 5+ miles of nothing to the trailhead, and nothing at the trailhead either.
Phillips 66 — Broadway / CO-340fuel
THE LAST ONE ON THE WAY IN — right before you turn up Monument Rd · Sits on the Broadway/CO-340 corner the route uses. If you top off anywhere, do it here.More
THE LAST ONE ON THE WAY IN — right before you turn up Monument Rd · Sits on the Broadway/CO-340 corner the route uses. If you top off anywhere, do it here.
Area information is informational only and may be inaccurate or out of date. Verify access, weather, closures, permits and hazards before and during any trip. See Terms.
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