Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Crestone, Colorado

Located just outside the town of Westcliffe, Colorado, this overland-style trail offers spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Alvarado Road- CR 140 is a maintained, dirt and rock trail that offers access to numerous Hiking, Equestrian, and ATV trails including the Rainbow, Comanc...
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This road travels west from Highway 285 to a junction of various trails that are popular with local residents. This area includes sweeping views of the surrounding Sawatch and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges, as well as plenty of the wild antelope that are common to this area. Additionally, there a...
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This road travels across the plains at the foot of the Sawatch Range, west of the Sangre de Cristo Range. It travels through BLM, but borders on some remote residential areas. You may see ATVs from the surrounding houses enjoying this area after work. As you traverse this trail, you'll see stunning ...
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back single-lane dirt trail located off McCoy Gulch Road outside the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado. The route winds through rugged terrain featuring unique rock formations, narrow sections, and scenic overlooks of the surrounding mountain range. Along the drive, visitors can e...
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located off Gulch Road outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate, via BLM 6220. Please close the gate once you are through the entrance. The trail runs through pinyo...
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Easy to moderate, out and back, dirt trail off of Highway 50 near the town of Cotopaxi. Dirt, loose gravel, and occasional embedded rock. Scenic route with mountain views, Piñon-juniper woodland, unique rock structures, and dispersed camping spots. The trail does get tight and shrubby towards the pe...
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate; please close the gate once you are through the entrance. The trail runs along the sandy creek bed of Turkey Gulch ...
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Easy-to-moderate dirt trail located off U.S. Highway 50 near the town of Coaldale, Colorado. This route travels through rugged terrain featuring rocky sections, mild technical obstacles, and a variety of dispersed camping opportunities along the way. Drivers are rewarded with expansive mountain view...
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back dirt trail located off of U.S. Highway 50 outside the town of Coaldale, Colorado. This route travels through rugged terrain featuring rocky sections, mild technical obstacles, and a variety of dispersed camping opportunities along the way. Drivers are rewarded with exp...
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Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located off of U.S. Highway 69 outside the recreational area of Texas Creek, Colorado. Several dispersed camping sites can be found along the trail, offering quiet spots to camp and enjoy the surrounding landscape. Throughout the drive, the trail delivers scenic views o...
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Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located off U.S. Highway 69 outside the recreational area of Texas Creek, Colorado. Several dispersed camping sites can be found along the trail, offering quiet spots to camp and enjoy the surrounding landscape. Throughout the drive, the trail delivers scenic views of t...
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This is a short drive over a well-maintained gravel road to Zapata Falls which are really cool to hike to and enjoy. The falls have about a 30' drop, but the section you walk to inside of a cave is much shorter. The walk is about a half mile up the rocks and rapids flowing out of the cave. You ca...
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This trail connects North Turquoise Road with Kelly Creek Road, providing access to the Kelly Creek Trailhead from the northern portion of the plains below the Sawatch Range. The road includes stunning views of the surrounding peaks to the east and the flowing foothills to the west, as well as two e...
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This route works its way through the base of the foothills of the Sawatch Range, right above (and eventually down to) the open plains below. As you make your way through this rugged terrain, you'll see sweeping views of the surrounding peaks in both the Sawatch and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges. ...
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A hidden, easy-to-moderate dirt trail off of Highway 50 West between the towns of Texas Creek and Cotopaxi. Once you turn off Highway 50, there is a gate you open to access, but please close it after entering the trail. Dirt, loose gravel, and occasional embedded rock. Scenic route with mountain vie...
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An easy and fairly scenic Jeep trail.Badger Creek has nothing above timberline, but is a nice drive along Sand Gulch, with lots of open views along the north segment that follows the powerline. You cross under powerlines many times as the trail roughly follows them. There are a few rocks embedded in...
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This is an easy trail. At the top of the trail, there is a T intersection;the loop to the right is not traveled very much and can be hard to follow. On the road to the left, there is a Y intersection. The righthand goes about 50 yards and dead ends, while the left fork gets narrow towards the end an...
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This road heads west of Highway 285, across the plains at the foot of the southern Sawatch Range. The road itself is a simple dirt trail that can appear overgrown with scrub at times, making it difficult to see. Along this route, you'll see sweeping views of the surrounding mountain and may encounte...
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This trail works its way through the open plains between the Sawatch and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges and falls entirely within BLM, although it passes by a small ranch towards the end. At times, the trail can be hard to see from scrubby overgrowth, but it is generally flat and easy to traverse....
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Easy dirt road located near Gardner, Colorado, that provides access into San Isabel National Forest from Colorado Highway 69. The route alternates between national forest land and private ranch property, offering expansive views of the surrounding valleys and the dramatic Sangre de Cristo Mountains....
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Located just outside the town of Westcliffe, Colorado, this overland-style trail offers spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Alvarado Road- CR 140 is a maintained, dirt and rock trail that offers access to numerous Hiking, Equestrian, and ATV trails including the Rainbow, Comanc...
Learn more about Alvarado Road - CR 140

This road travels west from Highway 285 to a junction of various trails that are popular with local residents. This area includes sweeping views of the surrounding Sawatch and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges, as well as plenty of the wild antelope that are common to this area. Additionally, there a...
Learn more about Clayton Road

This road travels across the plains at the foot of the Sawatch Range, west of the Sangre de Cristo Range. It travels through BLM, but borders on some remote residential areas. You may see ATVs from the surrounding houses enjoying this area after work. As you traverse this trail, you'll see stunning ...
Learn more about Kelly Creek Road

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back single-lane dirt trail located off McCoy Gulch Road outside the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado. The route winds through rugged terrain featuring unique rock formations, narrow sections, and scenic overlooks of the surrounding mountain range. Along the drive, visitors can e...
Learn more about BLM 6108

Located just outside the town of Westcliffe, Colorado, this overland-style trail offers spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Alvarado Road- CR 140 is a maintained, dirt and rock trail that offers access to numerous Hiking, Equestrian, and ATV trails including the Rainbow, Comanc...
Learn more about Alvarado Road - CR 140

This road travels west from Highway 285 to a junction of various trails that are popular with local residents. This area includes sweeping views of the surrounding Sawatch and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges, as well as plenty of the wild antelope that are common to this area. Additionally, there a...
Learn more about Clayton Road

This road travels across the plains at the foot of the Sawatch Range, west of the Sangre de Cristo Range. It travels through BLM, but borders on some remote residential areas. You may see ATVs from the surrounding houses enjoying this area after work. As you traverse this trail, you'll see stunning ...
Learn more about Kelly Creek Road

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located off Gulch Road outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate, via BLM 6220. Please close the gate once you are through the entrance. The trail runs through pinyo...
Learn more about BLM 6220A