2001 Map of Beaver Creek Reservoir

About this map

The Rio Grande National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape, where the South Fork Rio Grande and the main Rio Grande carve through the high country of the San Juan Mountains. The 2001 revision highlights the essential water management and recreation infrastructure of the region, anchored by the Beaver Creek Reservoir and the smaller Milton Reservoir. Named peaks such as Goodrich Peak, Grouse Mountain, and Demijohn Peak frame a series of high mesas, including Ribbon Mesa and Handerchief Mesa. This survey reflects the dual identity of the land as both a protected wilderness and a managed resource, shown through the network of forest roads and trails like the Tewksberry Trail. Local activity centers on sites like the Beaver Creek Youth Camp and the small settlement at Goodrich Park, while the presence of Coal Mine Park Creek and Lost Mine Park Cr points to the historical extraction efforts that once occurred alongside the grazing land at Corral Park Creek.