BUSHDUCKS COLORADO JEEP TRAILS
WHEN ARE THEY PASSABLE?
DATES FOR 2008

Updated:5/10/2008

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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.

As a guide, you can view the dates and information from the 2007 season 2006 season, 2005 Season, 2004 Season,2003 Season, the 2002 Season or the 2001 Season.

This list is intended as a guide only and no responsibility is taken for any incident arising from mis-information. The ultimate responsibility as to whether the trail is safe to travel, within the capabilities of yourself and your vehicle, or indeed open at all, is taken by YOU. If in doubt, DO NOT TRAVEL. The inclusion of any trail on this page does not mean it is open or legal to travel. Conditions change, and trail status may change, sometimes without warning. Use common sense, and do not go around closure barriers.

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Argentine Pass/Waldorf Mine Ballard Road Bill Moore Lake Birdseye Gulch
Black Bear Pass Bolam Pass Boreas Pass Blowout Pass
Breakneck and Browns Passes Bunce County Trail System California Gulch California Pass
Chinaman Gulch China Wall Cinnamon Pass Coney Flats
Corkscrew Gulch Cumberland Pass Cunningham Gulch Eagle Rock
Elwood Pass Engineer Pass Fourmile Area Georgia Pass
Governor Basin Guanella Pass Gunsight Pass Grizzly Lake
Hagerman Pass Hancock Pass Hayden Pass Holy Cross City
Hurricane Pass Imogene Pass Iron Chest Italian Creek Road/Upper Reno Divide
Jones Pass Kebler Pass Kelly Flats Kendall Peak and Kendall Mountain
Kennebec Pass Kingston Peak Lamartine/Saxon Mountain Lead King Basin
Left Hand Canyon Marshall Pass McAllistair Gulch Medano Pass
Metberry Gulch Middle St. Vrain Mill Creek/Red Elephant Moody Hill
Mount Antero Mount Baldy/Captain Jacks Mount Blanca/Como Lakes Mosquito Pass
Ohio Pass Ophir Pass Owl Creek Pass Pearl Pass
Pomeroy Lake Poughkeepsie Gulch Ptarmigan Pass Radical Hill
Rampart Range Red Cone Red & White Mountain Rollins Pass
Schofield Pass Scotch Creek Sevenmile Shrine Pass
Slaughterhouse Gulch Spring Creek Spring Creek Pass Stony Pass
Taylor Pass Tincup Pass Tomichi Pass Treasure Mountain Loop
Twin Cone Uncompahgre Plateau Area Wager Gulch Wearyman Creek (FS747)
Webster Pass/Handcart Gulch Weston Pass Wheeler Lake Williams Pass
Yankee Boy Basin Yankee Hill    

. 5/9/08 - Blocked by snow within 0.5 miles from the junction with the St Elmo Road.
TRAIL NAME NATIONAL FOREST NAME/DISTRICT PHONE NUMBER STATUS DATE UPD.
Argentine Pass/Waldorf Mine White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
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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 Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Blowout Pass Rio Grande/Divide 719-657-3321  
 
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Bolam Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Boreas Pass White River/Dillon 970-468-5400 Closed 5/8/08
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5/8/08 - Sign at Como still reads closed.
 
Breakneck and Browns Passes Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031   5/8/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - Both ends of the loop from the Weston Pass road are clear and open, but from the snowpack elsewhere and the closed in treed nature of these trails, I'm sure they're still impassable.
 
Bunce School Trail System Boulder 303�541-2500    
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California Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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California Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Carnage Canyon San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Open all year 5/8/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - Clear and snow free. A fresh crop of oily marks at the start of this extreme trail show that it is still well used.
Completely open all year.
 
Chinaman Gulch San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Open all year 5/8/08
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5/8/08 - Clear and snow free.
Completely open all year.
 
China Wall Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031 Open all year  
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Completely open all year.
 
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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Corkscrew Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
   
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Cumberland Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
   
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Cunningham Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Eagle Rock Teller County Near Colorado Springs    
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Elwood Pass Rio Grande/Conejos
San Juan/Pagosa
719-274-8971
970-264-2268
   
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Engineer Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
Closed 4/24/08
COMMENTS:
4/24/08 - Trail is closed, with 3-feet of snow covering trail from trailhead on Ouray side. Rumor is the USFS plans to open/plow around June 20.
 
Fourmile Travel Area San Isabel 719-486-0749 Open 5/8/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - Seasonal closure gates opened on April 15 and everywhere is open and dry, both sides of Hwy 285. Trails in good condition. The best camping in Colorado, and excellent vistas.
The majority of this region is open all year.
 
Georgia Pass White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
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Governor Basin Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300
970
   
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Grizzly Lake San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
   
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Guanella Pass White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Closed 4/13/08
COMMENTS:
4/13/08 - From Georgetown, closed due to snow 8 1/2 Miles up. The sign at the bottom was correct but of course we had to go see anyway..Lotsa soft snow... Wet/slushy to the closure at 8.5 miles. 4/9/08 - From Grant, impassable due to snow at plow limit, about 6 miles up.
 
Gunsight Pass White River/Sophris District 970-963-2266    
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Hancock Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591 Closed 5/8/08
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5/8/08 - Closed by a barrier from the St Elmo Road. The County Road is clear to St Elmo.
 
Hagerman Pass San Isabel/Leadville
White River/Sophris
719-486-0749
970-963-2266
   
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Hayden Pass Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/Salida
719-655-2547
719-539-3591
   
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Holy Cross City San Isabel/Leadville
White River/Sophris
719-486-0749
970-963-2266
Closed 05/05/08
COMMENTS:
05/05/08 - When exiting Highway 24, FS703 (access road) is plowed open to the Blogett Campground. After the campground, FS703 is still snowed shut with 2-4 feet of snow.
 
Hurricane Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Imogene Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Iron Chest San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
   
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Italian Creek Road/Upper Reno Divide Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
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Jones Pass Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Kebler Pass        
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Kelly Flats Canyon Lakes 970-498-2770    
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Kendall Peak and Kendall Mountain Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Kennebec Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Kingston Peak Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Lamartine/Saxon Mountain Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Lead King Basin White River/Sophris District 970-963-2266    
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Left Hand Canyon Boulder 303�541-2500 Open 3/29/08
COMMENTS:
3/29/08 - Open all the way, some melting snow at the top.
 
Marshall Pass Boulder 303�541-2500 Closed 05/10/08
COMMENTS:
05/10/08 - The main Marshall Pass road is open from Highway 285 on the east side to 0.1 miles west of the Saguache County Line (5.5 miles west of the O'Haver Lake Campground). Past this the snowpack is deep. The alternative Poncha Creek Road is open from Shirley Townsite as far as 0.1 miles west of the Starvation Creek hiking trailhead. Past that, it is blocked by a 50 yard snowpack. It's clear immediately past this, but it's likely to be blocked in the trees.
 
McAllistair Gulch White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715    
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Medano Pass Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/San Carlos
719-655-2547
719-269-8500
   
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Mettberry Gulch Teller County   Partially open 4/19/08
COMMENTS:
4/19/08 - Trail was reopened last summer. It is in the Haymen Burn area near Divide Co. Trail is dry and open to the river.
 
Middle St. Vrain Boulder 303�541-2500    
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Mill Creek/Red Elephant Trail Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Moody Hill Canyon Lakes 970-295-6700    
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Mosquito Pass Pike/South Park
San Isabel/Leadville
719-836-2031
719-486-0749
   
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Mount Antero San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
Closed 5/9/08
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Mount Baldy/Captain Jacks Pike National Forest/ El Paso County 719-836-2031    
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Mount Blanca/Como Lakes Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/San Carlos
719-655-2547
719-269-8500
   
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Ohio Pass Gunnison 970-641-0471    
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Ophir Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300 Partially open 4/25/08
COMMENTS:
4/25/08 - Trail was open, well-plowed and easily passable a few miles up from Ouray side. Did not drive all the way, but trail is NOT open on the Ophir/Telluride side yet.
 
Owl Creek Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
   
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Pearl Pass Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
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Pomeroy Lake Rio Grande/Saguache
San Isabel/Salida
719-655-2547
719-539-3591
   
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Poughkeepsie Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Ptarmigan Pass White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715    
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Radical Hill White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
   
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Rampart Range Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031    
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Red Cone White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Closed 5/8/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - Still closed, according to the sign.
 
Rollins Pass - East Side Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Rollins Pass - West Side Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Red and White Mountain White River/Holy Cross 970-827-5715    
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Schofield Pass White River/Sophris District 970-963-2266    
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Scotch Creek Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Sevenmile Roosevelt National Forest 970-498-1100 Partially open 3/16/08
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3/16/08 - Open but impassable half way due to deep drifts.
 
Shrine Pass White River/Sophris District 970-963-2266    
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Slaughterhouse Gulch Pike/Fairplay 719-836-2031 Open all year 5/3/08
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5/3/08 - The trail is open all the way.This past Monday I and a friend ran the whole trail. I was in a stock '08 Wrangler and my friend was in a '01 Pathfinder. There is some snow in the shady parts, but most of the trail is free and dry. But the gate into Harris Park area was closed.
4/21/08 - Several people have reported that this and other trails in the Harris Park area are temporarily closed due to wet conditions, with the gates locked.
3/15/08 - The trail is open but probably not even worth trying to go through it. About eight inches of snow at the bottom on the 4WD loop. I personally didn't even make it to the turn for Slaughterhouse (WAY TO RISKY). Make sure if you attempt to make the run, you have other cars with you and you will probably want/need a winch! 1/5/08 - Though they aren't posted, the mud pits at Slaughterhouse are closed and should not be driven in. Someone tore down the signs.
Completely open all year.
 
Spring Creek Pike      
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Spring Creek Pass Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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Stony Pass Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Swan and Wise Trail, middle fork White River/Dillon 970-468-5400    
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Taylor Pass Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
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Tincup Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591
Closed 5/8/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - Socked in by snow less than half a mile past St Elmo on the east side. Will be a while for this one.
 
Tomichi Pass Gunnison/Gunnison 970-641-0471    
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Treasure Mountain Loop Uncompahgre/Ouray 970-240-5300    
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Twin Cone Pike, South Platte 719-836-2031    
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Uncompahgre Plateau Area        
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Wager Gulch Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
   
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Wearyman Creek (FS747) White River/Sophris District 970-963-2266    
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Webster Pass/Handcart Gulch White River/Dillon
Pike/South Platte
970-468-5400
303-275-5610
Closed 5/8/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - Still closed, according to the sign.
3/16/08 - From the 285 side, there are signs that say the road is closed! Once you come to the Y, left goes to campgrounds/picnic area and right goes to Webster Pass and Georgetown. Left, there is at least one and a half feet of snow that you can see a truck was stuck in as well as car tracks that were able to stay above the snow and not sink in to it. Right, there is a unknown amount of snow but it is truely impossible to pass in a truck.
 
Weston Pass Pike/Fairplay
San Isabel/Leadville
719-836-2031
719-486-0749
Closed 5/9/08
COMMENTS:
5/8/08 - From the east (Fairplay) side, we got to 2 miles beyond the Weston Pass Campground, about 13 miles from Hwy 285. Solid snowpack across the road at that point, and no one had tried to go through.
 
Wheeler Lake        
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Williams Pass San Isabel/Salida 719-539-3591    
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Yankee Boy Basin Uncompahgre/Ouray
BLM/Gunnison
970-240-5300
970-641-0471
Partially open 4/23/08
COMMENTS:
4/23/08 - Trail is open and easily passable to at least the turn for Imogene Pass. There was a D9 out there working on the rest of the road.
 
Yankee Hill Clear Creek 303-567-3000    
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