CEDAR MOUNTAIN

Cedar Mountain offers year-round recreational activities including 360 degree scenic and wildlife viewing, nature study, picnicking, hiking or mountain biking on 3.5 miles of trails, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, horseback riding, and hunting. Motorized vehicle use is restricted in this 800 acre BLM area.

Cedar Mountain is an easily accessible picnic and nature trail area located 7 miles northwest of Craig. This sagebrush and pinyon/juniper mountain provides nesting habitat for Golden Eagles. This area provides excellent viewing of mule deer jack rabbits, cottontails, ground squirrels, songbirds, pinyon jays, turkey vultures, and other birds.

Pronghorn antelope are frequently observed along the route to Cedar Mountain and Bald Eagles are seen year-round along the Yampa River basin.