WalkHidden gem
Pawnee Buttes
Briggsdale, Colorado
Twin sandstone buttes rising out of the prairie in the Pawnee National Grassland.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
A different Colorado: open grass, wide skies and two eroded buttes that attract birds of prey. The trail is easy and mostly flat, with the buttes as the payoff. Quiet and little-visited compared with the mountains.
Good to know
- Dirt roads become impassable when wet
- Raptor nesting can close sections in spring
- Bring water and a hat, there's no shade
- Best time
- Spring or fall, sunrise
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Gravel county roads then a trail
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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