The ultimate in rugged Colorado wilderness, the Colorado State Forest offers visitors 71,000 acres of unaltered forest, jagged peaks and alpine lakes - a true backcountry hiking, camping or hunting experience. If you want to get away from the crowds to camp near turquoise mountain lakes, catch fish and enjoy the unspoiled natural landscape Colorado is famous for, the Colorado State Forest is for you. Classic Colorado is presented here, with soaring peaks, mountain lakes, vast stretches of forest and solitude.

The remote backcountry at Colorado State Forest is one of the few locations in the state where moose are found. Of the 36 that were introduced to the area between 1978 and 1987, the Division of Wildlife now estimates the herd at 500.

• Hike to the top of one of the many summits.