San Juan River – West Fork

The West Fork of the San Juan River has not previously been studied but is clearly eligible and should be studied for a finding of suitability.

Segment 1 ~ Recreational

The San Juan River’s West Fork meets the criteria for designation as a Recreational River from the confluence to the Weminuche Wilderness boundary, and as a Wild River inside the wilderness.


The West Fork includes outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, historical, cultural, geological, and fish and wildlife values. The West Fork Valley, as taken in from the Wolf Creek Highway overlook, takes in scenery among the most spectacular in Colorado. Recreational attributes include the popular West Fork hot springs. The West Fork contains several minor irrigation diversions that do not significantly detract from its otherwise freeflowing characteristics.

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