Hiking

Begin at the Upper Goliath Trailhead. This is a wonderful 1/4-mile wildflower hike. The best time for wildflowers is late June to mid-August. For a longer hiker, hike the M. Walter Pesman Trail…

The Arapaho Glacier Trail leads northward from the Rainbow Lakes Trailhead (located before the Rainbow Lakes Campground) and enters the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Climbing through the woods for about…

The Arapaho National Recreation Area covers 35,000 acres in the upper reaches of the Colorado River Valley. Established by Congress in 1978, the area offers world-class recreation opportunities and…

Starting from the Monarch Lake Trailhead, the 10.4 mile, one-way trail remains in the forest for the first 6 miles. Campsites are limited in this area due to steep slopes. The scenery then opens up…

From the Fourth of July Trailhead, the Arapaho Pass Trail climbs the northern slope of the North Fork, Middle Boulder Creek drainage into the Indian Peaks Wilderness. The Diamond Lake Trail…

This trail on our Sulphur Ranger District is popular with mountain bikes, but other activities can take place as well on this 0.9 mile one-way adventure.

Begin at the Bakerville Trailhead, the trail is paved and parallels I-70. The sound of Clear Creek flowing along the trail drowns out the highway noise, and the trees along the creek bank obstruct…

The Bakerville/Loveland Trailhead is located off I-70 west of Georgetown. It provides access to the Bakerville-Loveland Trail (#60). 

Barbour Fork Trailhead is located south of Idaho Spring and offers a small network of roads for OHV opportunities. The road crosses through aspen and mixed conifer. Mountain biking and dispersed…

Visitors can either begin at the Herman Gulch Trailhead or near Empire off Forest Service Road 777.1. Traveling through fields of wildflowers and groves of aspen trees, Bard Creek Trail (9.6 miles…