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Geneva Creek Picnic Area offers five picnic sites in an open area with some trees for shade, alongside Geneva Creek. Amenities include vault toilets, picnic tables, and water. Directions Turn north on to County Road 62 in the community of Grant; the picnic area is located on the left side of the road. Read more...

The Hall Valley OHV Trailhead provides parking for vehicles and trailers so that you can explore Webster and Red Cone passes using off-highway vehicles. Just north of the trailhead, the road splits into three Forest Service roads: Hall Valley Road (FSR 126), Handcart Gulch Road (FSR 121), and Red Cone Jeep Trail (FSR 565). Handcart and Red Cone climb to Read more...

Duck Creek Picnic Area is located off of Guanella Pass Road. It has five (5) picnic sites and is located in a shaded area. Please plan on bringing drinking water. The Guanella Pass Road (Park County 62) is a Scenic and Historic Byway, and is one of the most popular scenic drives on the Pike National Forest. This Byway provides Read more...

The Threemile Trailhead provides access to the Threemile Creek Trail, which connects with the Rosalie Trail in the Mount Evans Wilderness. The first part of the trail follows Threemile Creek in a northeasterly direction. The stream and trail are in a narrow canyon with a number of stream crossings. As the trail swings more toward the east, it gradually begins Read more...

The South Park Trailhead provides access to the South Park Trail, also known as the Square Top Lakes Trail. From this trailhead, you can take the trail north towards Guanella Pass or south towards Hall Valley, where the trail connects with the Red Cone Jeep Trail (FSR 565). The trail takes you through beautiful sceneries, as well as ample wildflowers, Read more...

Shelf Lake Trailhead provides access to the Shelf Lake Trail. This hike follows the Smelter Gulch drainage up to Shelf Lake, located in a high mountain cirque. The 3.2 mile hike is on an established trail the entire distance, and will take approximately 2 hours of hiking at a moderate pace to reach the lake. Elevation gain is 1,842 feet. Read more...

Guanella Pass is a scenic alpine pass that offers access to three hiking trails: South Park Trail, Rosalie Trail, and Bierstadt Trail. Vault toilets and ample parking are also provided, but be aware that the summit can be extremely crowded during the summer. Consider accessing Guanella Pass via a nearby trailhead such as South Park or Abyss Lake, though each Read more...

The Gibson Lake Trailhead provides access to the Gibson Lake Trail, which travels in a westerly direction up the Lake Fork drainage to scenic Gibson Lake. Just below the parking area, you will cross a small stream. From that point until you reach treeline, the stream drainage will be to the left (south) of the trail as you ascend. At Read more...

The Burning Bear Trailhead provides access to the Burning Bear Trail. This trail description begins at the east end of the trail at the Abyss Lake Trailhead and proceeds west to the Burning Bear Trailhead. From the east trailhead gate, the trail leads northwest in an open meadow for about 200 yards and then crosses a big bridge over Geneva Read more...