Motor vehicle are prohibited, except on a few entrance roads. Most hunting and retrieval is by foot or horseback. The road is located nearby and the train passes above the Rio los Pinos gorge. There are two main campgrounds at either end of the area. They have picnic tables along the meadows on the north side of the river.
Restrooms are also present.
There are currently no designated parking areas, but you are encouraged to park and walk down to the river to fish or picnic. This deep mountain lake is located in the Moreno Valley just south of the town of Eagle Nest. The lake, home to large rainbow trout and kokanee salmon, is leased by the department from CS Cattle Company. The lake is known as one of the best trout lakes in the United States. Ice-fishing is popular in the winter.