Mesa Trail

Soak in the view... 

Along the Mesa Trail, a hiker can enjoy many ecotones and scenery that encompasses grass and shrub lands, transitional forests, iconic rock formations, and critical ecosystems that provide habitats for a wide variety of plant and animal species.

Still the legacy of agriculture's past remains as smooth brome grass dominates the foreground. It was introduced as a fast growing and hearty grass to provide feed for farms and the pack animals working mines in the high country. Although a long and tedious task, OSMP has been restoring and reintroducing natives such as Big & Little Bluestem, Switchgrass, and Indiangrass.