San Miguel River at Tabeguache

Location: Montrose County
Size: 640 acres
Designated: 1997
Landowner: The Nature Conservancy

The site encompasses a highly scenic free-flowing portion of the San Miguel River, the last remaining uncontrolled river in Colorado. Sand bars along the San Miguel River support high-quality Fremont cottonwood riparian forest. The understory of these stands is largely free of exotic species. Click here to visit The Nature Conservancy's site about the preserve.