Battlement Mesa Area Hiking

Just south of the towns of Parachute, CO and Rifle, CO lies a large mesa called Battlement Mesa. Between the Colorado River to the north and Plateau Creek to the south, Battlement Mesa is managed by the White River National Forest in the northern half and Grand Mesa National Forest in the southern half. Similar to the Grand Mesa geologically, but less prominent and less visited, Battlement Mesa is crisscrossed by a number of hiking trails, many of which are shared by motorized recreation users as well.