Volunteer with us! HCCA is partnering with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District to protect and restore critical wet meadow habitat.

Our hike founder, Don Baker, loved to hike Oh-Be-Joyful at the end of each season. We keep with tradition, and hike up this beautiful valley in the Raggeds Wilderness to a lovely lunch spot with spectacular views. A perfect end to our 31st season of HCCA Hikes!

HCCA and the Master in Environmental Management (MEM) Program at Western Colorado present Ben Goldfarb at the Gunnison County Public Library on August 28.

In the renowned Maroon Bells Wilderness Area, Hasley Basin overlook, at 12,100 ft., presents high-elevation views that are second to none. The climb is well worth it. Group size is limited to 10 in this wilderness area.

Tickets are on sale now for the 46th Annual Red Lady Salvation Ball, at The Slogar on August 16 at 6 PM. Mile High Soul Club spins the best from the mid-1950s to the early-1970’s—all on 45s! The event features our famous raffle, the opening of a hybrid (in-person and online) 10-day auction, food, and libations. Get your tickets today, and we’ll see you at The 46th Annual Red Lady Salvation Ball!

This recent addition to our public lands trail system winds up the evergreen valley between Gibson Ridge and Whetstone Mountain. The longer the hike, the better the views.

Beginning in beautiful Spring Creek valley, this hike leads to expansive views of the southern reaches of Gunnison County and beyond. Unique flowers and remnants of a historic log cabin en route.

Beyond the Lost Lake campground lie Dollar Lake and Lost Lake, along a well-worn hiking trail that loops below E. Beckwith Mountain, with views of the Raggeds Wilderness.

Join High Country Conservation Advocates and our project partners in Powderhorn, CO to participate in a riparian restoration project!

Join High Country Conservation Advocates and our project partners in Powderhorn, CO to participate in a riparian restoration project!

Not to be confused with Red Lady, Red Mtn. is on private property, and we will have access to this lush piece of paradise thanks to generous homeowners. A new hike for HCCA, so explore with us!

The Almont Triangle is an area that is closed in winter for the sake of its wildlife, including elk and Gunnison sage-grouse. In summer, beautiful high meadows and views of the Gunnison Valley and Taylor Canyon.

Waterfalls enhance this hike, which heads up an old mining road toward the former Augusta Mine. An incomparable setting, well-worth a little uphill effort.

An early season favorite. HCCA has recommended Cement Creek for guaranteed instream flows. After the uphill section and traverse, we’ll finish the hike along a stretch of creek to admire its rushing waters and importance in the ecosystem.

A lovely jaunt through an area replete with wetlands and into the aspen trees, with views of Crested Butte Mountain and beyond. All is protected for posterity in a conservation easement that HCCA helped create.

Join HCCA and Goodday Bikeworks on this gravel bike tour of the Ohio Creek Valley! Along the way, we'll visit and learn about HCCA's wet meadow restoration sites, vital to the Gunnison Sage-Grouse.

Lake Fork Project Workday

Miller Ranch Project Workday

A fundraiser to benefit HCCA's Save Red Lady campaign:

Calling all “go big or go home” winter enthusiasts! Get ready to get goosebumps while you “Ooh!” and “Ahh!” at the impact and importance of our winter wildlands through this collection of short films. The eighteenth annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival will show in Gunnison on Thursday, December 1st at the University Center Theatre on the campus of Western Colorado University . All proceeds will benefit HCCA’s Save Red Lady campaign.

A fundraiser to benefit HCCA's Save Red Lady campaign:

Calling all “go big or go home” winter enthusiasts! Get ready to get goosebumps while you “Ooh!” and “Ahh!” at the impact and importance of our winter wildlands through this collection of short films. The eighteenth annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival will show in Crested Butte on Saturday, November 26th at the Majestic Theater. All proceeds will benefit HCCA’s Save Red Lady campaign.

Second day of back-to-back volunteer workdays. We are happy to be returning to Upper Willow Creek on National Public Lands Day to join the Bureau of Land Management in restoring critical wet meadow habitat above Blue Mesa Reservoir.

First day of back-to-back volunteer workdays. We are happy to be returning to Upper Willow Creek on National Public Lands Day to join the Bureau of Land Management in restoring critical wet meadow habitat above Blue Mesa Reservoir.

Join High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) and the United States Forest Service to reconnect and restore riparian and wetland habitat on Trail Creek by constructing beaver dam analogs (BDAs).

Join High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) and the United States Forest Service to reconnect and restore riparian and wetland habitat on Trail Creek by constructing beaver dam analogs (BDAs).

We are offering a “tour day” led by our project leaders. We will not be undertaking any restoration work--this outing is intended to be educational, informal, and fun. Attendees will see restoration sites that volunteers helped with in past years.

Our hike founder, Don Baker, loved to hike Oh-Be-Joyful at the end of each season. We keep with tradition, and hike up this beautiful valley in the Raggeds Wilderness to a lovely lunch spot with spectacular views. A perfect end to our 30th season of HCCA Hikes!

Join High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) and the United States Forest Service to reconnect and restore riparian and wetland habitat on Trail Creek by constructing beaver dam analogs (BDAs).

HCCA’s 45 Annual Meeting features Paul Andersen.

“Crested Butte and the Sacred Bond of Community”

Join High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) and the United States Forest Service to reconnect and restore riparian and wetland habitat on Trail Creek by constructing beaver dam analogs (BDAs).