Set off on a hunt for fossils, enjoy lake-based activities, visit the Amish and pursue your higher calling at the University of Iowa all within easy reach of Iowa City.
The Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area contains many nationally significant resources including outstanding scenery, cultural and paleontological values, naturalness, recreation values, wildlife, and geologic and scientific values. The rural lifestyle of Mesa County is also an important value and traditional use of the area by livestock will continue.
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The Colorado Canyons NCA is located 10 miles west of Grand Junction, in west central Colorado.
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