BUSHDUCKS COLORADO JEEP TRAILS
WHEN ARE THEY PASSABLE?
DATES FOR 2013

Updated: 5/23/2013

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The status of many popular high elevation 4x4 trails in Colorado is listed below and updated as the trails open or close. The list includes the main trails plus some 2wd access roads. The voluntary updates come from many sources, including the National Forest service, the BLM, and interested individuals. As the Colorado mountain weather can be highly unpredictable, please check with the relevant information body yourself for any recent changes. Conditions can change without notice. It is also subjective - a trail one person says is open, may be considered too dangerous to travel by another.

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Alta Lakes Road Animas Forks Argentine Pass/Waldorf Mine Alpine Tunnel
Ballard Road Bangs Canyon Bill Moore Lake Birdseye Gulch
Black Bear Pass Bolam Pass Boreas Pass Blowout Pass
Breakneck and Browns Passes Bunce County Trail System Calamity Mesa California Gulch
California Pass Caribou Creek Chihuahua Gulch Chinaman Gulch
China Wall Chinns Lakes Cinnamon Pass Coney Flats
Coon Hollow Corkscrew Gulch Cottonwood Pass Cumberland Gulch
Cumberland Pass Cunningham Gulch Deer Creek Eagle Rock
Elwood Pass Engineer Pass Fourmile Area Geneva Creek
Georgia Pass Gold Hill/Switzerland Trail Governor Basin Guanella Pass
Gunsight Pass Green Ridge Road Grizzly Lake Hackett Gulch
Hagerman Pass Halfmoon Creek Hancock Pass Hayden Pass
Hermit Pass Holy Cross City Hurricane Pass Imogene Pass
Independence Pass Independence Trail Iron Chest Italian Creek Road/Upper Reno Divide
Jenny Creek Trail Jones Pass Kebler Pass Kelly Flats
Kendall Peak and Kendall Mountain Kennebec Pass Kingston Peak Lamartine/Saxon Mountain
LaSalle Pass Last Dollar Road Lead King Basin Left Hand Canyon
Lime Creek Trail Loch Lomond Longwater Gulch Maggie Gulch
Mammoth Gulch Marshall Pass McAllistair Gulch Medano Pass
Metberry Gulch Middle St. Vrain Mill Creek/Red Elephant Miller Rock
Miner's Gulch Minnie Gulch Moody Hill Moon/Gamble Gulch
Mosquito Pass Mount Antero Mount Baldy/Captain Jacks Mount Blanca/Como Lakes
Mount Bross Mount McClellan Napoleon Pass North Fork Reservoir Road
Ohio Pass Ophir Pass Otto Mears Toll Road Owl Creek Pass
Pace Lake Road Pearl Pass Peru Creek Road Picayune/Placer Gulch
Pickle Gulch Pinyon Mesa Pole Hill Pomeroy Lake
Poughkeepsie Gulch Ptarmigan Pass Radical Hill Rampart Range
Red Cone Red Canyon OHV Park Red & White Mountain Rollins Pass
Saints John Saran Wrap Schofield Pass Scotch Creek
Sidney Basin Spring Creek Spring Creek Pass Shrine Pass
Slate River Road/Paradise Divide Slaughterhouse Gulch Stony Pass Taylor Pass
Tincup Pass Tomichi Pass Treasure Mountain Loop Twin Cone
Uncompahgre Plateau Area Wager Gulch Warden Gulch Wearyman Creek (FS747)
Webster Pass/Handcart Gulch Weston Pass Wheeler Geological Area Wheeler Lake
Williams Pass Yankee Boy Basin Yankee Hill  

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TRAIL NAME NATIONAL FOREST NAME/DISTRICT PHONE NUMBER STATUS DATE UPD.
Alta Lakes Road
FR623
Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Animas Forks Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300 Open 4/27/13
COMMENTS:
4/27/13 - Trail is open all the way to Animas Forks, but we only went to the Picayune Gulch turnoff. Trail is wet is numerous areas, water running in road, but easy to make it up. It is narrow in places, they only plowed one side.
 
Argentine Pass/Waldorf Mine
FR248
White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
COMMENTS:
 
Alpine Tunnel San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Closed 5/9/13
COMMENTS:
5/4/13 - The forest service gate right outside of Pitkin will be closed until 5/30. This gate also blocks access to the alpine tunnel.
5/9/13 - Fresh wet snow at the start of the trail. No one has tried yet.
 
Ballard Road Fort Collins Region      
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Bangs Canyon BLM      
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Bill Moore Lake Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Birdseye Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Black Bear Pass
FR648
Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-327-4835 Closed 5/22/13
COMMENTS:
5/22/13 - Forest Service's best estimate for opening is mid July.
5/8/13 - Closed by snow and ice.
 
Blowout Pass Rio Grande/Divide      
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Bolam Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Boreas Pass White River/Dillon 970-468-5400 Closed 5/8/13
COMMENTS:
5/8/13 - trail is gated closed at Roberts Cabin. Scheduled to open June 16.
 
Breakneck and Browns Passes (FR175/176) Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031    
COMMENTS:
 
Bunce School Trail System Boulder 303�541-2500 Open 5/19/13
COMMENTS:
5/19/13 - Open all the way from the school side. Gate still closed on the camp dick side but it could be open. There was no snow at all. Some water holes. Dry and dusty already. Dry to the top of the ironclads as well.
 
Calamity Mesa BLM Grand Junction 303-239-3600 Open 5/4/13
COMMENTS:
5/4/13 - Members of the Grand Mesa Jeep Club pre-ran the Calamity Mesa Loop to make sure it was open for our Rock Junction event May 29, 30, and 31. As a Class 6+ or 7 trail, this 20-mile loop is a great day of Jeeping. Your face will hurt by days end from the day-long smile. 11 named obstacles and many lesser ones keep you engaged and the awesome views will make your camera blink.
 
California Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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California Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Caribou Creek Boulder 303�541-2500    
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Carnage Canyon San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Open all year  
COMMENTS:
Completely open all year.
 
Chihuahua Gulch White River/Dillon 970-468-5400   
COMMENTS:
 
Chinaman Gulch San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Open all year  
COMMENTS:
Completely open all year.
 
China Wall Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031 Open all year 4/10/13
COMMENTS:
Completely open all year.
4/10/13 - Clear and clean! No mud. Really dry and dusty
 
Chinns Lake Clear Creek 303-567-3000 4/10/12 Partially Open
COMMENTS:
4/10/13 - Made it 2.5 miles from the main road of Fall River Road just to the creek crossing bridge. This was about a quarter mile from the split with Chinns Lake. We were stopped in snow 4'-5' deep. As we were alone, we hiked about 500 yards and found multiple drifts 10+' high.
 
Cinammon Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
   
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Coney Flats Boulder 303-541-2500    
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Coon Hollow BLM Grand Junction 303-239-3600 Open 4/27/13
COMMENTS:
4/27/13 - Coon Hollow is a spur road that is cherry-stemmed into an area with "Wilderness Characteristics" to the north and west of De Beque, CO near Grand Junction. This is a great class 6 trail with a spectacular ending and some very interesting country to drive through along the way. This trail is slated to be closed to full-sized vehicles by the BLM in their 2013 Resource Management Plan (RMP). We could sure use your comments to the BLM to keep this great trail open. Steep ridge-top climb with some deep washes to cross at the bottom of the valley.
 
Corkscrew Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
   
COMMENTS:
 
Cottonwood Pass
FR209/FR306
San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
Closed 5/9/13
COMMENTS:
5/9/13 - Still closed per the sign in Buena Vista. It is expected to be open by Memorial Day.
 
Cumberland Gulch Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Cumberland Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
Closed 5/18/13
COMMENTS:
5/18/13 - Closed. I was in St. Elmo, told snow on Cumberland, cloased about 5 or 6 mi. out of Pitkin.
 
Cunningham Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Deer Creek White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
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Eagle Rock Teller County Near Colorado Springs Open 5/11/13
COMMENTS:
5/11/13 - Was able to complete the whole trail with a little winching. Wet, with fresh snow on the ground.
 
Elwood Pass Rio Grande/Conejos
San Juan/Pagosa
719-274-8971
970-264-2268
   
COMMENTS:
 
Engineer Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
Open 5/22/13
COMMENTS:
5/22/13 - Plowed open by County.
5/8/13 - Closed due to snow and ice.
 
Fourmile Travel Area San Isabel 719-486-0749 Partially Open 5/10/13
COMMENTS:
5/9/13 - Traveled FR376/311/315. Slushy snow but no problems. Creeks are low. Beautiful!
5/8/13 - Slushy snow at higher elevations around Trout Creek Pass. Lower Roads are clear. FR311 is open although slushy and muddy, FR309 is still gated closed.
The majority of this region is open all year.
 
Geneva Creek White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Partially Open 5/19/13
COMMENTS:
5/19/13 - Trail open and dry until after the water crossing, then patchy snow on the trail. About 7 miles up the snow covers most of the road. Passable with the right equipment and psi. Was wheeling solo so didn't attempt.
 
Georgia Pass White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
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Gold Hill/Switzerland Trail Boulder 303-541-2500    
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Governor Basin Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300
970
Partially Open 5/21/13
COMMENTS:
5/21/13 - Half mile past Ruby trust mine covered with snow did not travel any further.
 
Green Ridge Road Roosevelt National Forest 970-498-1100    
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Grizzly Lake San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
   
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Guanella Pass
CR62
White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Closed 5/10/13
COMMENTS:
5/10/13 - Georgetown end (I70) is open for 9.5 miles. Closed by snow after that. The county is hoping to have the road open by 24 May.
5/8/13 - Grant end (Hwy 285) open for the first few miles. Still closed as a through road.
 
Gunsight Pass White River/Sopris District 970-963-2266    
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Hackett Gulch
FR220
Pike National Forest Near Colorado Springs Open 4/29/13
COMMENTS:
4/29/13 - open all the way to normal closures at end of trails.
4/7/13 - Trail was completely open. No snow on the trail.
 
Hagerman Pass
FR105
San Isabel/Leadville
White River/Sopris
719-486-0749
970-963-2266
Closed 5/10/13
COMMENTS:
5/10/13 - Still snowpack where CR7 turns off Turquoise Lake Road near Leadville. Only snowmobiles have gone farther. Slated to open by 30 June.
 
Halfmoon Creek San Isabel/Leadville
White River/Sopris
719-486-0749
970-963-2266
   
COMMENTS:
 
Hancock Pass
FR295
San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 5/18/13 Closed
COMMENTS:
5/18/13 - Closed by snow about 1 mile outside of St Elmo.
5/4/13 - The forest service gate right outside of Pitkin will be closed until 5/30. This gate also blocks access to the alpine tunnel.
5/9/13 - Fresh wet snow at the start of the trail. No one has tried yet.
 
Hayden Pass
FR970
Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/Salida
719-655-2547
719-539-3591
   
COMMENTS:
 
Hermit Pass Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/San Carlos
719-655-2547
719-269-8500
   
COMMENTS:
 
Holy Cross City San Isabel/Leadville
White River/Sopris
719-486-0749
970-963-2266
   
COMMENTS:
 
Hurricane Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Imogene Pass
FR869
Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-327-4835 Partially Open 5/22/13
COMMENTS:
5/22/13 - Plowing has started. Open to Richman and Silver Basin on Ouray side, and to just below Tomboy on Telluride side. 5/8/13 - Closed by snow and ice.
 
Independence Pass
CO82
Park County   Closed 5/8/13
COMMENTS:
5/8/13 - Still closed for through travel.
 
Independence Trail Canyon City      
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Iron Chest San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
   
COMMENTS:
 
Italian Creek Road/Upper Reno Divide Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
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Jenny Creek Trail Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Jones Pass Clear Creek 303-567-3000 Partially open 4/28/13
COMMENTS:
4/28/13 - Made it 1 mile up the trail from the parking lot to the basin clearing. Very snow packed! 5' deep snow that we were able to stay on top of due to the snowmobiles packing it down so much.
 
Kebler Pass
CR12
Paonia; 970-527-4131 Closed 5/8/13
COMMENTS:
5/8/13 - Still closed.
 
Kelly Flats Canyon Lakes 970-498-2770    
COMMENTS:
 
Kendall Peak and Kendall Mountain Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Kennebec Pass San Juan Public Lands 970-247-4874    
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Kingston Peak Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Lamartine/Saxon Mountain Clear Creek 303-567-3000 3/24/13 Closed
COMMENTS:
3/24/13 - Large rock slide. All but impassable. About halfway down from the top of Spring Creek.
 
LaSalle Pass
CR44
Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031 Open 5/15/13
COMMENTS:
5/15/13 - Yep, open both sides.
5/8/13 - Open and dry on the east side. West side unknown.
 
Last Dollar Road
FR638
Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-327-4835 Open 5/22/13
COMMENTS:
5/22/13 - Open/ 5/8/13 - Closed by snow.
 
Lead King Basin White River/Sopris District 970-963-2266    
COMMENTS:
 
Left Hand Canyon Boulder 303-541-2500    
COMMENTS:
 
Lime Creek Trail Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Loch Lomond Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Longwater Gulch
FR221
Pike National Forest   Open 4/29/13
COMMENTS:
4/29/13 - open all the way to normal closures at end of trails.
 
Maggie Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Mammoth Gulch Boulder 303-65533;541-2500    
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Marshall Pass
CR200
San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
Closed 5/9/13
COMMENTS:
5/9/13 - Recent fresh snow fallen on the trail. Slushy and muddy from the Shirley site. We got to 3 miles above O'Haver Lake and turned around. Probably could have gone farther, but didn't want to push it.
 
McAllistair Gulch White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715  
COMMENTS:
 
Medano Pass Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/San Carlos
National Parks
719-655-2547
719-269-8500
719-378-6399
Open 5/11/13
COMMENTS:
5/11/13 - According to the government web page for this trail, it is now open all the way. This was NOT the case just 2 weeks ago.
 
Metberry Gulch Teller County   Open 4/29/13
COMMENTS:
4/29/13 - open all the way to normal closures at end of trails.
 
Middle St. Vrain Boulder 303-541-2500    
COMMENTS:
 
Mill Creek/Red Elephant Trail Arapaho/Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Miller Rock Boulder 303-541-2500    
COMMENTS:
 
Miner's Gulch Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Minnie Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Moody Hill Canyon Lakes 970-295-6700    
COMMENTS:
 
Moon/Gamble Gulch Boulder 303�541-2500 Closed 5/12/13
COMMENTS:
5/12/13 - Attempted Moon gulch from the Rollinsville side and there was 2' of snow still at trailhead and was shaded by trees, probably take a couple more weeks to melt enough to attempt. 2' of snowpack at trailhead shaded by trees.
 
Mosquito Pass Pike/South Park
San Isabel/Leadville
719-836-2031
719-486-0749
Closed 5/10/13
COMMENTS:
5/10/13 - On the Leadville (west) side, CR3 is plowed for about 3.5 miles out of Leadville. About 6" of wet snow has fallen since then but this is melting. Past the end of the plowed section there is heavy snowpack.
 
Mount Antero
FR277/278
San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
Closed 5/9/13
COMMENTS:
5/9/13 - Fresh wet snow at the start of the trail. No one has tried yet.
 
Mount Baldy/Captain Jacks Pike National Forest/ El Paso County 719-836-2031    
COMMENTS:
 
Mount Blanca/Como Lakes Rio Grande/Saguache 719-655-2547    
COMMENTS:
 
Mount Bross Pike/South Park 719-836-2031    
COMMENTS:
NOTE: Access is in issue for this trail due to private property. Check locally before proceeding.
 
Mount McClellan Arapaho/Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Napoleon Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591    
COMMENTS:
 
North Fork Reservoir Road San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591    
COMMENTS:
 
Ohio Pass Gunnison 970-641-0471    
COMMENTS:
 
Ophir Pass
FR630
Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-327-4835 Open 5/22/13
COMMENTS:
5/22/13 - Expect icy conditions, but the road is plowed open.
5/16/13 - Closed at summit/country line when traveling from Silverton. Clear to the summit, 3.8 miles from 550 trailhead coming from Silverton. Summit is impassable on Telluride (west) side.
5/8/13 - Closed by snow and ice.
 
Otto Mears Toll Road San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
   
COMMENTS:
 
Owl Creek Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
Restricted travel 5/8/13
COMMENTS:
5/8/13 - Closed to all vehicles over 50" wide until 5/15
 
Pace Lake Road BLM Grand Junction 303-239-3600 Open 5/5/13
COMMENTS:
5/5/13 - The Pace Lake Road is open all the way. This is a class 6+ or 7 road with plenty of off-camber and many large rocks to deal with. Narrow shelf-road conditions are common. One-way in and out. South of Gateway, CO in Sinbad Valley. This trail will be part of the Grand Mesa Jeep Clubs annual "Rock Junction" event May 29, 30, 31, 2013. Sign-up and come enjoy three-days of incredible Jeeping.
 
Pearl Pass Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471 Partially open 5/12/13
COMMENTS:
5/12/13 - From the Aspen side,where the winter gate at Ashcroft was recently opened, I was able to get past the 7 campsites to the creek crossing. There is snow covering the road in random piles of varying depths, but most of them were fairly compacted and I was able to stay on top with soft tires, chains and lockers. Snow is very deep beyond the creek crossing. With depths of chest deep on the high side, and knee deep on the low side, the drop-off into the bottom of the creek is a very dangerous situation. Travel beyond the creek crossing is not advised at this time as there is no where to turn around.
 
Peru Creek Road White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
COMMENTS:
 
Picayune/Placer Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Pickle Gulch Arapaho/Clear Creek 303-567-3000 Closed 12/21/12
COMMENTS:
12/21/12 - Trail is closed with drifted snow at the top on the north side of the mountain. Most of the trail has at most a few inches of snow with deeper drifts in some of the dug out hill climbs. Our group had about 15 jeeps and a 4Runner. Some jeeps were on 31" tires with open diffs and everyone made it. The thing that stopped us was the trail on the north side of the mountain had drifted about 3' and we ran out of winch points. We were less than half a mile from the main road and the exit.
 
Pinyon Mesa        
COMMENTS:
 
Pole Hill Canyon Lakes 970-498-2770    
COMMENTS:
 
Pomeroy Lake
FR297
San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Closed 5/9/13
COMMENTS:
5/9/13 - Fresh wet snow at the start of the trail. No one has tried yet.
 
Poughkeepsie Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Ptarmigan Pass White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715    
COMMENTS:
 
Radical Hill White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
COMMENTS:
 
Rampart Range Pike/South Platte 303-275-5610    
COMMENTS:
 
Red Cone White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Closed 5/15/13
COMMENTS:
5/15/13 - Closed till at least July 1st. The seasonal gate will remain closed until Mile-Hi Jeep Club can clear the trail of downed trees and snow. Work days are scheduled for the last weekend in June. Hoping to have everything clear for a July 1st opening.
5/8/13 - Sign at Hwy 285 says trail is closed.
 
Red Canyon Park Canyon City    
COMMENTS:
 
Rollins Pass - East Side Roosevelt/Boulder 303-541-2500    
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Rollins Pass - West Side Arapaho/Sulphur 970-887-4100    
COMMENTS:
 
Red and White Mountain White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715    
COMMENTS:
 
 
Saints John White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
COMMENTS:
 
Saran Wrap Pike National Forest Near Colorado Springs Open 5/11/13
COMMENTS:
5/11/13 - Open all the way. The trail was wet with fresh snow, but no large snow drifts to deal with.
 
Schofield Pass White River/Sophris District 970-963-2266    
COMMENTS:
 
Scotch Creek Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Sevenmile San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Open all year 4/2/11
COMMENTS:
Open all year, snowy and slushy, but doable.
 
Shrine Pass White River/Holy Cross
White River/Dillon
970-827-5715
970-468-5400
   
COMMENTS:
 
Sidney Basin Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300
970
   
COMMENTS:
 
Shrine Pass White River/Holy Cross
White River/Dillon
970-827-5715
970-468-5400
   
COMMENTS:
 
Slate River Road/Paradise Divide        
COMMENTS:
 
Slaughterhouse Gulch Pike/South Platte 303-275-5610    
COMMENTS:
 
Spring Creek Arapaho/Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
COMMENTS:
 
Stony Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300 Open 5/12/13
COMMENTS:
5/12/13 - The trail up Stony Pass was completely open. 8ft snow walls on either side of the road near the top, did not block the road.
 
Swan and Wise Trail, middle fork White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
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Taylor Pass Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
COMMENTS:
 
Tincup Pass
FR267
San Isabel/Salida
Gunnison/Gunnison
719-539-3591
970-641-0471
Closed 5/9/13
COMMENTS:
5/9/13 - Fresh wet snow at the start of the trail. Drove up half a mile or so.
 
Tomichi Pass Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
COMMENTS:
 
Treasure Mountain Loop Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
COMMENTS:
 
Twin Cone Pike, South Platte 719-836-2031    
COMMENTS:
 
Uncompahgre Plateau Area Grand Valley 970-242-8211 Partially Open 5/2/13
COMMENTS:
5/2/13 - Roads starting to open. Divide Road FR402 open to 0.5 mile south of Divide Forks Campground Big Creek Road (FR403), Uranium Road/Indian Creek (FR404) are open, Calamity Basin (FR405.2A) and Cow Mesa/Balloon (FR405.4A) are open, but no road conditions reported.
 
Wager Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
   
COMMENTS:
 
Warden Gulch White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
COMMENTS:
 
Wearyman Creek (FS747) White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715    
COMMENTS:
 
Webster Pass/Handcart Gulch White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Closed 5/8/13
COMMENTS:
5/8/13 - Sign at Hwy 285 says trail is closed.
 
Weston Pass
CR7
Pike/Fairplay
San Isabel/Leadville
719-836-2031
719-486-0749
Partially Open 5/10/13
COMMENTS:
5/10/13 - On the west side, we were able to get to approx 3.5 miles past the forest boundardy. The snow is melting fast. Keen travelers would probably be able to get farther - we turned around at that point as it was getting a little deep for solo travel.
5/5/13 - The trail is clear to about 10900' on the eastern slope. There is packed snow at this point but it can be negotiated. We didn't bother since it was late in the day. The trail is mostly dry with some puddling from the melt. Ruts are non-existent at this point. There are 3 sections that have snow across the road, two are passable and one we did not attempt due to a lack of light.
 
Wheeler Geological Area        
COMMENTS:
 
Wheeler Lake Pike/South Park 719-836-2031    
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Williams Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591    
COMMENTS:
 
Yankee Boy Basin Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
Open 5/22/13
COMMENTS:
5/22/13 - Drove rest of trail today. Clear to the Yankee Boy rest area. Trail snow covered 500 feet past there.
5/13/13 - Drove all the way to the Ruby trust mine. It was snowing and wet. Sneffels and Camp Bird mines in operation so trail was nice to them. Would have driven farther but was getting late. Heavy equipment traversing from the mines.
 
Yankee Hill Arapaho/Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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