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HIKING ROUTE

# Mule Deer Meadow Trail

Ouray · approximately 0.5 mapped miles in Colorado

[Ouray parks ↗](https://colorado-parks.com/counties/ouray)

## The mapped route.

Only the mapped Colorado portions are shown. Mileage is estimated from those lines, including mapped branches, and may differ from an official trail length. Disconnected lines are not instructions to cross unmapped land.

[View this route on OpenStreetMap ↗](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/18140704)

## Plan before you walk.

**Mapped distance**: 0.5 miles in Colorado; approximate

**Route type**: Hiking route

**Mapped operator**: Ridgeway State Park

**OSM walking network**: Regional

This route comes from community-maintained map data. Access, trail condition, difficulty, seasonal restrictions, and the route’s continuity have not been independently verified. Follow current official maps, signs, and closures.

## Parks along the mapped route.

Links indicate a mapped boundary overlap, not confirmation that the park manages every segment.

[Ridgway State Park ↗](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/ridgway-state-park)

## Notices from parks along this route.

Each notice retains its own park, area, or regional scope. These notices do not establish a closure of the entire trail.

UpcomingClosure noticeWater recreation

### Ridgway State Park: Winter motorized boating

Park-specific information

- [Winter motorized boating](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/ridgway-state-park)

Ridgway Reservoir closes to motorized boating November 1–March 31. This restriction is separate from the Dutch Charlie swim-beach closure.

Nov 1, 2026 – Apr 1, 2027

[Read the official notice: Colorado Parks and Wildlife visitor directory ↗](https://cpw.state.co.us/state-parks/ridgway-state-park/ridgway-state-park-park-highlights)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Closure noticeWater recreation

### Ridgway State Park: Dutch Charlie swim beach

Park-specific information

- [Dutch Charlie swim beach](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/ridgway-state-park)

The Dutch Charlie swim beach is closed for the season and swimming is prohibited there. CPW lists paddlecraft, boating and fishing elsewhere on the reservoir separately.

Sep 25, 2026 · No end date confirmed

[Read the official notice: Colorado Parks and Wildlife visitor directory ↗](https://cpw.state.co.us/state-parks/ridgway-state-park/ridgway-state-park-park-highlights)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

## Source & map data

Trail data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), under the [Open Database License (ODbL)](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/). [OSM relation 18140704](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/18140704) · source snapshot Oct 21, 2026 · imported Oct 21, 2026.

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