Hartman Rocks Recreation Area


Hartman Rocks Recreation Area lies south of Gunnison, Colorado. The area provides open space for a wide variety of outdoor sports, including mountain biking, rock climbing, and camping. The of singletrack trails attract mountain bikers, dirt bikers, hikers, and trail runners. The of roads are popular with operators of 4x4 trucks, ROVs, and ATVs. The numerous granite outcrops provide space for rock climbing and bouldering. The recreation area occupies over of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, plus about owned by the City of Gunnison and Gunnison County at the base area, where the parking lot and restrooms are. There are also about 50 primitive campsites available on a no-fee, first-come-first-served basis.

Geology

The rocks at Hartman Rocks are granite, and they are over one billion years old. The area sits on a volcanic feature known as a ring dike.