Western Colorado · Dinosaur Trail

Douglas Pass

Douglas Pass offers the only high elevation access on this trail. Luckily the road over the pass covers a wide variety of habitats, with an associated wide variety of birds. Pinyon-juniper woodland on both slopes plays host to Juniper Titmouse, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and at night Common Poorwill, and Long-eared and Northern Saw-whet Owls. Higher up, where the forest turns to mixed conifer and aspen, look for Williamson’s and Red-naped Sapsuckers, Dusky Grouse, Green-tailed Towhee, Hermit Thrush, and Flammulated Owls at night.

Restrictions: If birding from the highway be careful of passing traffic

County: Garfield

Directions: CO-139 runs from Grand Junction to Rangely, and Douglas Pass is the high point on this road, 35 miles north of Loma. The County line is 13 miles north of Loma.

Alternate Directions: Douglas Pass is along CO 139, 40 miles south of Rangely and 33 miles north of Loma.

Habitat: Sagebrush, Pinyon-Juniper Forest, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Aspen Grove

Dates of Access: Open all year
Hours: Any
Ownership: BLM/USFS
Admission or Fees: Free

Parking: Roadside

Lodging: Primitive camping

Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Limited car birding

Delorme: 32 C2-D2, 42 A2

ROC: 64 C2-C4, 65 D3

Latitude: 39.58984
Longitude: -108.82728