The Cache la Poudre Wilderness is federally-

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

administered by the U.S. Forest Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District on the Roosevelt National Forest in

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

. This wilderness covers and is characterized by steep, rugged terrain along the Cache la Poudre River. Elevations in this area varies from to . Only one trail, the

Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail is a hiking trail in the Cache La Poudre Wilderness of Roosevelt National Forest west of Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mou ...

that is long, exists in this wilderness, and of the Little South Fork of the Cache La Poudre River flow through the wilderness.

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IUCN Category Ib Protected areas of Larimer County, Colorado Wilderness areas of Colorado Protected areas established in 1980 Roosevelt National Forest {{Colorado-protected-area-stub