The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will continue seasonal closures in the Animas City Mountain and Grandview Ridge areas around Durango through April 30 to protect vulnerable wildlife. Every year, the BLM coordinates with CPW to close these areas from Dec. 1 to April 30 to provide mule deer and elk with undisturbed wintering grounds, with the potential to reopen the areas up to two weeks earlier if conditions allow.

Big Canyon, Sale Barn, and Threes Springs trailheads to Grandview will remain closed during this period, as will the upper loops on Animas City. However, many recreational opportunities around Durango remain available: Horse Gulch, Overend Mountain Park, Dalla Mountain Park, Skyline, the lower loops on Animas City connecting to Dalla Mountain Park, and Twin Buttes.

For additional closure information, visit https://tinyurl.com/ytnkkjhw or call 882-1120.