Watch for CDOW signs that explain the boundaries and special regulations that apply to this area. If you stay on this road, you make a circle trip that will take you to Cathedral and down to the Cebolla. On the way, stop and fish McDonough Reservoir. Quartz Creek enters the Tomichi from the north at Parlin approximately 12 miles east of Gunnison. Turn on County Road 76 off US 50.
Quartz Creek flows primarily through private property.
Ohio City is located on County Road 76, eight and one-half miles from the turnoff at US 50. Here Gold Creek enters Quartz Creek from the north. Travel eight miles up Gold Creek on a gravel road to the campground and trailhead from which you can hike to both upper and lower Lamphier Lakes. For the hardy soul, a hike to Henry and Boulder Lakes can often provide a fishing surprise. Several miles above Ohio City is Pitkin.