Day Hiking
With hundreds of miles of trail, opportunities for day hikes abound across all areas of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. From a quick lap around a lake or rock outcrop after a picnic lunch to an early morning adventure catching the sunrise on a mountain peak, hikers of all skill levels can find a trail suited for them. Some trails are paved and accessible to all visitors, while others may have rocky terrain or patches of snow year-round. Use the links below to explore the many trails on the forests and grasslands and check with the local ranger district for the most current trail conditions.
Day Hiking Areas
- California Park/Black Mountain Area
- Adams Creek TH: Trail #1144.6A
- Adams Park TH: Trail #1144
- Aspen TH: Trail #1183.1A
- Black Mountain TH: Trail #1185
- California Park TH: Trail #1144
- Campground TH: Trail #1185
- Cottonwood TH: Trail #1183
- Dry Fork TH: Trail #1144
- Old Black Mountain TH: Trail #1144
- Roaring Fork TH: Trail #1144
- Sand Mountain TH: Trail #1175
- Sawmill TH: Trail #1144
- Sherman TH: Trail #1010
- Taylor Creek TH: Trail #1183.1B
- The Dike TH: Trail #1144
- The Gap TH: Trail #1144
- West Prong TH: Trail #1144
- Willow Creek TH: Trail #1144
- Flat Tops Area
- Allen Basin Trailhead
- Baldy Trailhead
- Bear Lake Campground
- Coal Creek/Sawtooth Trailhead
- Cyclone Trailhead
- Devil's Causeway
- Dunckley Pass Overlook
- Dunckley Pass Winter Trailhead
- East Fork Trailhead
- Elk Draw Trailhead
- Flat Tops Wilderness - Routt
- Gardner Park Trailhead
- Gill Reservoir Trailhead
- Heart Lake Trailhead
- Mandall Trailhead
- North Dunckley Trailhead
- Salt Park/South Fork Area
- Sheriff Reservoir Trailhead
- Smith Lake Trailhead
- Stillwater Trailhead
- Transfer Trailhead
- West Fish Creek Trailhead
- Yampa Ranger District Office
- Gore Range Area
- Lagunita Lake Trailhead
- Lower Sarvis Creek Trailhead
- Lower Silver Creek Trailhead
- Morrison Divide North Trailhead
- Morrison Divide South Trailhead
- Red Dirt Reservoir Recreation Area
- Rock Creek Trailhead
- Routt Divide Trailhead
- Sarvis Creek Wilderness
- Teepee Creek Trailhead
- Upper Sarvis Creek Trailhead
- Upper Silver Creek Trailhead
- Laramie Peak Area
- Campbell Creek Campground
- Cow Creek Trailhead
- Curtis Gulch Campground
- Curtis Gulch Trailhead
- Deer Creek Trailhead
- Douglas Ranger District Office
- Elkhorn Creek Trailhead
- Esterbrook Campground
- Friend Park Campground
- Harris Park Trailhead
- La Prele Guard Station
- Labonte Trailhead
- Laramie Peak Trailhead
- North Laramie River Trailhead
- Roaring Fork Creek Trailhead
- Sunset Ridge Trail
- Twin Peaks Trailhead
- Mount Zirkel/Park Range Area
- Beaver Creek Trailhead
- Big Creek Lakes Campground
- Buffalo Ridge Trailhead
- Encampment Tie Hack Trailhead
- Encampment Trailhead
- Grizzly Guard Station Parking Lot
- Hidden Lakes Campground
- Katherine Trailhead
- Lone Pine North Trailhead
- Lone Pine South Trailhead
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- Newcomb Creek Trailhead
- Parks Ranger District Office
- Percy Lake Trailhead
- Pitchpine Trailhead
- Rainbow Lake Trailhead
- Red Canyon Trailhead
- Seven Lakes Trailhead
- Tie Hack Historic Site
- Upper 3 Island Lake TH: Trail #1163
- North Routt County Area
- Burn Ridge TH: Trail #1100
- Coulton Creek TH: Trail #1188
- Diamond Park TH: Trail #1152
- Hahns Peak TH: Trail #1158
- Hinman TH: Trail #1177
- Lower 3 Island Lake TH: Trail #1163
- North Lake TH: Trail #1164
- Scott Run TH: Trail #1177
- Seedhouse TH: Trail #1101, CDNST
- Slavonia TH: Trail #1150/1161/1162
- Pole Mountain Area
- Blair Picnic Site
- Happy Jack Trailhead
- Headquarters East TH
- Pole Creek Dispersed Campground
- Summit TH
- Tie City Trailhead
- Turtle Rock TH
- Vedauwoo Campground
- Vedauwoo Designated Dispersed Campsites
- Vedauwoo Picnic Sites
- Sierra Madre Area
- Baby Lake Trailhead
- Big Creek Park Trailhead
- Big Creek-Holroyd Park Trailhead
- Bottle Creek Campground
- Bottle Creek Group Picnic Site
- Bottle Creek Trails
- Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office
- CDNST - Deep Jack Trailhead
- CDNST - Pipeline Trailhead
- CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead
- Commissary Park Trailhead
- East Fork - Encampment River Trail
- Encampment River Wilderness
- Green Mountain Falls Trailhead
- Green Mountain Trailhead
- Hog Park Campground
- Huston Park Wilderness
- Jack Creek Campground
- Jack Creek Crew Quarters
- Lost Creek Campground
- Purgatory Gulch Trailhead
- Snowy Range Area
- Brooklyn Lake Campground
- Brush Creek Trails
- Chimney Park Trailhead
- Corner Mountain Trailhead
- Crater Lake Trailhead
- Deep Creek Campground
- Deep Lake Trail
- Dipper Lake Trail
- French Creek Campground
- French Creek Canyon Trail
- Green Rock Parking Lot
- Green Rock Picnic Site
- Keystone Cabin
- Lake Owen Trailhead
- Lakes Trailhead
- Laramie Ranger District Office
- Lewis Lake Picnic Site
- Libby Lake Picnic Site
- Little Brooklyn Guard Station
- Little Laramie Trailhead
- Meadow Falls Trailhead
- Miner's Cabin Trailhead
- North Fork Campground
- Platte River Wilderness
- Quealy Lake Trailhead
- Rock Creek Trailhead
- Routt Access Trailhead
- Ryan Park Campground
- Savage Run Wilderness
- Sheep Lake Trailhead
- Silver Lake Campground
- Silver Lake Trailhead
- Six Mile Trailhead
- Snow Survey Cabin
- South Brush Creek Campground
- Spruce Mountain Fire Lookout
- Sugarloaf Campground
- Tie Hack Lower Trailhead
- Tie Hack Upper Trailhead
- Tipple Trail Trailhead
- West Lake Marie
- Steamboat Springs Area
- Base Camp TH: Trail #1101, CDNST
- Buffalo Pass
- Buffalo Pass TH: Trail #1101, CDNST
- Dry Lake TH: Trail #1160
- Elk Park TH: Trail #1118
- Fish Creek Falls TH: Trail #1102
- Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District Office
- Hot Springs TH: Trail #1169
- Mad Creek TH: Trail #1100
- Red Dirt TH: Trail #1171
- Roaring Fork 1 TH: Trail #1166
- South Fork TH: Trail #1100.3A
- Summit Park TH: Trail #1206
- East Upton Trailhead
- Kellogg Trailhead
- Troublesome/Gould Area
- Bill Miller Trailhead
- Elk Mountain Trailhead
- Grassy Run Trailhead
- Hyannis Trailhead
- Illinois River Trailhead
- Jack Creek Trailhead
- Jack Park Trailhead
- Longs Lake Trail Access
- Neota Wilderness: Routt NF
- Never Summer Wilderness: Routt NF
- Poison Ridge Trail Access
- Rawah Wilderness: Routt NF
- Teller City Interpretive Trail
- Troublesome Pass Trailhead
- Wheatley Creek Trailhead
- Willow Creek Pass Trail Access