Sarvis Creek Wilderness
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The Sarvis Creek Wilderness is a
U.S. Wilderness Area The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. Activity on formally designated wilderness areas is coordinated by the Na ...
located south of Steamboat Springs,
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
in the Routt National Forest. The area is named after the Sarvis Timber Company, which once logged the area. The area contains no alpine tundra, in contrast to most wilderness areas in Colorado. There are over of trails in the wilderness.


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Wilderness areas of Colorado Protected areas established in 1993 Protected areas of Grand County, Colorado Protected areas of Routt County, Colorado Routt National Forest {{Colorado-protected-area-stub