Bull Draw (Dinosaur)

Bull Draw is the drainage west of Bearwater, Kingsnake, and Snake Drop. It contains one really great downclimb and rappel combo, but that's the highlight. While pretty, the pay-to-play ratio is high. The exit of Bull Draw is the only drainage in this area that crosses Colorado State Trust Land managed by the BLM. A Hunting or Fishing license is required to hike in Colorado State Trust Land (details in the Red Tape section).

Set an optional shuttle vehicle along Highway 40 avoiding the private land. Drive north on Harper's Corner Rd for 5.9 miles, just beyond Plug Hat Mesa. Turn right off pavement down Echo Park Rd into BLM land and a bumpy dirt two-track heading East. Reconsider this dirt road in rainy conditions or after recent precipitation. Park in an open field by a cattle pond. Hike southwest on cattle trails on top of the mesa, avoiding private land and aiming for the start of the target drainage with GPS.

R1: 95' from a tree. (40.29324, -108.89793) The first rappel can be bypassed on Canyon Right. Another entrance option exists with a taller headwall just to the west. (40.29318, -108.89888) Three downclimbs 10' or less 25' DC in a nice chute followed immediately by R2: 65' from a deadman anchor A rabbit hole downclimb in a large boulder field concludes the canyon maneuvers.

Continue in the canyon bottom battling some vegetation, avoiding minimal poison ivy and early season ticks. The landscape opens to easier terrain. Avoid private property noted on the attached kml map to return to a shuttle vehicle parked on Hwy 40. An upclimb to the start vehicle has not been verified.