Horse Riding and Camping

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 Monarch Lake Trailhead on the Cascade Creek Trail (#1). At the junction, take the trail left for Buchanan Pass. After 0.75 miles, the path becomes level with the creek. The next mile…

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).

Bulwark Ridge Trail climbs steeply from the trailhead for a mile and passes the Indian Trail (#927), which is a steep connector down to the Miller Fork Trail (#997). Bulwark Ridge Trail then follows…

The Byers Peak Trail (#12) starts at the gate and follows the road to the Byers Peak Trailhead of the single track hiking trail. This section of the trail can be used by both hikers and mountain…

Established in 1993, Byers Peak Wilderness was named after William N. Byers, founder of Colorado’s first newspaper the Rocky Mountain News. Byers Peak Wilderness encompasses 8,801 acres in the…

The Cache la Poudre Wilderness, named for the river that runs at its northern edge, was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1980. This 9,258 acre Wilderness is characterized by…