Boca Loop

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Round Trip Distance: 1.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 7225 - 7458 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Boca Loop/Picnic Area
Fee: $20/vehicle
Attractions: Dormant volcano

The Boca Loop is located in the Capulin Volcano National Monument where beginning at the Picnic Area it crosses the Volcano Road and begins a loop that runs below Capulin Mountain and along the monuments boundary as it loops back toward the trailhead. In route the trail passes several collapsed lava tubes where the volcano's lava flows originated.

Echo Park Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5066 - 5119 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Echo Park Campground
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

Echo Park is located in the Canyon Area of the Dinosaur National Monument north of Dinosaur, Colorado. Among the several attractions in Echo Park is a panel of petroglyphs. While Echo Park sees a moderate number of visitors every year most go away without seeing the petroglyphs even though they are marked on various maps. The problem is that the petroglyphs aren't were maps allude them to be but that is more of the general area of the trailhead. River rats on the other hand are well aware of the petroglyphs and usually make a stop to show their group.

Andrews Lake

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 10,744 - 10,806 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Andrews Lake
Fee: none
Attractions: fishing, picnic

Andrews Lake is located in the San Juan National Forest between Durango and Silverton, Colorado, not too far from the summit of Molas Pass. The Colorado Division of Wildlife manages the lake in partnership with the Forest Service as a Day Use Area and stocks the lake each year with rainbow trout. Those interested in a short hike can follow the 1 mile trail that travels around the lake.

Petroglyph Wall

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4551 - 4565 feet
Cellphone: 2-5 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Willow Springs
Fee: $15/vehicle or annual pass
Attractions: rock art

Petroglyph Wall is a short trail in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area just west of Las Vegas, Nevada that leads to a panel of petroglyphs (pecked onto the rock) as well as a few pictographs (painted onto the rock). The rock art is estimated to be at least 800 years old and was probably created by the Southern Paiute Tribe or their ancestors the "Desert People".