Route description

SH 325 runs 11.4 miles (18.3 km), starting at a junction with north of Rifle

Rifle, Colorado

The City of Rifle is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,769 at the 2000 census. Rifle is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Cliffs, which dominate the...

. The highway goes north to Rifle Gap State Park

Rifle Gap State Park

Rifle Gap State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Garfield County near Rifle, Colorado. The park established in 1966 includes a reservoir. Plant communities are pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush shrubland with deciduous riparian forest in places along the edge of the reservoir. Commonly...

. From there it follows East Rifle Creek east and then north to Rifle Falls State Park

Rifle Falls State Park

Rifle Falls State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Garfield County northeast of Rifle, Colorado. The central feature of the park is a triple waterfall flowing over a travertine dam on East Rifle Creek. Commonly seen wildlife includes mule deer, elk, coyote, and golden-mantled ground...

. After passing the falls it continues north along the creek, ending at the entrance to Rifle Mountain Park.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Garfield County

Garfield County, Colorado

Garfield County is the eighth most extensive and the twelfth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 43,791 at U.S. Census 2000. The county is named in honor of United States President James A. Garfield...

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