Bull Pen Road

Bull Pen Road starts just off Highway 260. The total mileage of this trail is 5.3 miles and takes you into the canyon where West Clear Creek is located. Most of this trail is easygoing with lots of washboarded areas. Once you pass a Forest Service gate, the trail gets rougher but has nothing technical at all. The trail then starts to drop down towards West Clear Creek. There is a switchback when you are coming down the trail, so be careful of others on the road. This switchback is very bumpy and steep with a sharp drop-off to your right. After this drop in elevation, the trail rolls through cottonwoods and sycamores and ends at a parking lot for the West Clear Creek Trail, which is a non-motorized hiking trail. There is no camping near West Clear Creek but camping is allowed along most of this trail. There are many camping spots along the way.