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Jersey Jim Fire Tower

US Forest Service · Colorado

Jersey Jim Fire Tower in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

The Jersey Jim Lookout Tower is named after an early cattleman who ran Jersey cattle in the area. Today, cattle are still grazed in the area under permit. Many nearby trails were established by loggers seeking timber or by miners accessing hard-rock ore deposits in the La Plata (Spanish for silver) Mountains. Hesperus Peak, a sacred mountain to the Navajo Nation, is visible, as is Sleeping Ute Mountain of the Four Corners. The Jersey Jim Lookout Tower was home to U.S.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$50/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
970 882-7296
Coordinates
37.49734, -108.18392

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-04-29, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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