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Activity	Location	Description

Medano Pass Road Four-Wheel Drive Road	San Carlos Ranger District, Pike and San Isabel National Forests	Medano Pass Road makes a wonderful day trip for licensed, high-clearance four-wheel drive vehicles. It can include a stop in the Great Sand Dunes National Monument.

Milk Creek Road	Cebolla Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Milk Creek Road leads into the Cochetopa Hills and is very difficult to climb. It is not recommended for the beginner.

Mirror Lake Road # 267	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	The first four miles of this road from Tincup to Mirror Lake are usually passable by two-wheel drive vehicles.

Muddy Creek Road	Cebolla Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	The Sawtooth Mountain Loop Road can provide an escape from the other usually crowded four wheel drive trails during the summer months. Five roads connect to create this loop south of Highway 50.

Music Pass Four-Wheel Drive Road	San Carlos Ranger District, Pike and San Isabel National Forests	Shortly after entering the National Forest is the southern trailhead for the Rainbow Trail and the beginning of the 2 mile four-wheel drive portion of the road which ends at Music Pass Trailhead.

Mysterious Lake Road # 744.2F	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Most of this road is usually passable by two-wheel drive vehicles. It dead ends approximately two and a half miles south of Mysterious Lake.

Nellie Creek Road # 877	Cebolla Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Nellie Creek Road leads north from Engineer Pass Road to the southern boundary of the Uncompahgre Wilderness.

Oh-Be-Joyful Road #754	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road provides access to Oh-Be-Joyful Creek and the Raggeds Wilderness.

Ophir Pass Road #646	Norwood Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	During summer and early fall the route is used by local people as a shortcut between Telluride and Silverton.

Paradise Divide Road	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Paradise Divide Road connects Slate River Road with Gothic Road. It travels through scenic Paradise Basin.

Pieplant Creek Road # 742.8F	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road provides access to Pieplant Creek, Timberline Trail and the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.

Poverty Gulch Four-Wheel Drive Road	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Poverty Gulch Road is an abandoned mining road that leads northwest from Slate River Road to the Augusta Mine.

Rarick Road	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road accesses Cement Mountain and Dead Man's Trail. It leaves Jack's Cabin Cutoff and leads a miles and a half north before it becomes a trail.

Red Mountain Creek Road # 742.8H	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road accesses Timberline Trail (no 4 WD vehicles allowed) and Red Mountain Creek. The first mile of the road is usually passable by two-wheel drive vehicles.

Rocky Brook Road	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Rocky Brook Road, Forest Road 748, leads from Spring Creek Road to Taylor River Road. The Star Trailhead lies on Rocky Brook Road.

Schofield Pass Road # 317	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	The section of Schofield Pass north of Schofield Park is equally beautiful and treacherous. This road should only be attempted by experienced drivers in short wheel-based vehicles.

Soap Creek Road # 721	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Soap Creek Road leads north from Highway 92 and Curecanti National Recreation Area. It provides access to Soap Creek and the West Elk Wilderness.

South Colony Four-Wheel Drive Road	San Carlos Ranger District, Pike and San Isabel National Forests	If you have a high-clearance, four-wheel drive vehicle, make sure you are prepared for five miles of what could be the worst road you've ever driven.

Spring Creek Road #744	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road accesses Spring Creek. It starts at the Spring Creek Reservoir.

Steers Gulch Road #726	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	The road follows Steers Gulch Creek almost to the wilderness boundary, where it accesses Beaver Creek Trail and West Antelope Road (#818).

Stony Pass Road 520	Divide Ranger District, Rio Grande National Forest	This is a scenic and remote primitive road that is a popular route between the historic mining towns of Creede and Silverton. Numerous mining claims, mines, and associated structures are found along the route.

Sun Creek Road #859	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road follows Sun Creek to Sun Park then continues a few more miles to the West Elk Wilderness boundary.

Taylor Pass Road	Aspen Ranger District, White River National Forest	This road climbs from the Taylor River Valley, over Taylor Pass, to the Castle Creek Valley, near Ashcroft. This road can be very rough at times, check at District Office before using.

Taylor Pass Road #761	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Taylor Pass Road climbs from Taylor Park to Taylor Pass (11,928 feet). Access to the pass may be obtained from Ashcroft or Taylor Park.

Tellurium Road #584	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road accesses Tellurium Creek and dead ends at a vista of the surrounding area. It is contained within a thin arm of Forest Service land surrounded by the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on three sides.

Texas Creek Road #755	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Texas Creek Road provides access to the western boundary of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area. This part of the wilderness is not heavily used and a good place to seek solitude.

Tomichi Pass Road	Cebolla Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Tomichi Road is difficult and not recommended for the beginner. It leads through mining territory and over Tomichi Pass, 11,980 feet.

Union Park Road	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road accesses Lottis Creek and Gold Creek Trail in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness.

Wager Gulch - Carson Road	Cebolla Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Wager Gulch-Carson Road is a moderate to difficult four-wheel drive into the mining country of the San Juan Mountains and the Continental Divide.

Washington Gulch Road #811	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Washington Gulch Road follows Washington Gulch to the abandoned town site of Elkton. It may be combined with Slate River Road to make a loop back to Highway 135.

West Antelope Road	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road extends 12 miles between Steers Gulch Road and Ohio Creek Road.

West Red Creek Road # 723.2A	Taylor River Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	This road is a loop that begins and ends on the Red Creek Road.

Wheeler Geologic Area Four-Wheel Drive Road	Divide Ranger District, Rio Grande National Forest	This scenic, remote primitive road is a popular route into the Wheeler Geologic Area. While the road is relatively level, it is rough, roundabout, and very slow, with much of the roadbed made up of embedded rocks.

Willow Creek Road # 882	Cebolla Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	Willow Creek Road leads north from County Road 76, west of Ohio City, to the Fossil Ridge Wilderness boundary.

Yankee Boy Basin #853	Ouray Ranger District, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests	The Yankee Boy Basin Road offers a superb combination of scenery, mining history, and relatively easy four wheel driving.