Horse Riding and Camping

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…

Beaver Creek Trail skirts north of Sky Ranch then rejoins the road west of the ranch before re-entering the forest. After traveling north of Hourglass Lake and following Beaver Creek, the trail…

The Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail (#851) is an extension of the Sourdough Trail that cuts across from the east end of Coney Creek Road (National Forest System Road 507) to intersect the Sourdough…

The Big South Trail is 10.4 miles one-way and enters the Comanche Peak Wilderness a half mile from the trailhead. The Flowers Trail (#939) intersects from the east shortly before the trail fords the…

This trail is 1.9 miles one-way. 

The Bill Miller Trailhead provides access into the Troublesome Basin roadless areas. This is a non-motorized, multi-use trail. There are no developed facilities.

Begin at the Beaver Creek Trailhead. It is a connector trail between Beaver Creek and Mirror Lake Trails. 

The trail is south across the road from the trailhead parking lot. The trail ascends to a ridge just west of the Crown Point summit at the boundary of the Comanche Peak Wilderness and the northern…

From the Middle Saint Vrain Trailhead, the Buchanan Pass Trail runs west along the north side of Middle Saint Vrain Creek. It is a gradual climb for the next five miles to the Indian Peaks…

Begin at the Bill Miller Trailhead. The trail heads southwest up the Buffalo Creek drainage. After almost 3 miles, it meets with the Elk Mountain Trail (#27).