Oyster Shell Wash

Total Miles 1
Technical Rating
2 Easy
Best Time Spring, Fall, Winter
Trail Type Full-Width Road
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Trail Overview

The Oyster Shell Wash is a beautiful canyon that goes for miles, but you are stopped after one mile for vehicle traffic due to a narrow shelf of rocks over 20 feet tall. The track is mostly sandy with a few rocks to maneuver over or around. There is a small turn around at the end, but there is not a lot of space. Plan accordingly with multiple vehicles.

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Difficulty

This trail is mostly sandy with a few rocky sections.

Technical Rating

2

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Ron Cartavio
Apr 16, 2026
Open
Easy wash trail through narrow in spots canyon; mostly sand with a few rocks and some tight turns. Small, relatively level, camping spot at end of trail in a box canyon with a decent turnaround loop. Room for 2 vehicles comfortably.
Mike
Jan 19, 2026
Open
Open and in good condition. A few tight corners with soft sand and maybe one or two spots with rocks that would need to be avoided by AWD SUVs. This trail is a 2, but there is a section to get here on the north fork of fish creek that was harder than anything in fish creek up to that point. The wash ends at a cool canyon you can hike back into. I didnt see any oyster shells though. A nice, worthwhile side trip from Fish Creek.
Matthew saacks
Dec 15, 2025
Open
Super easy, fantastic area, very scenic, highly reccomend, great potential campsite if you so choose
Gunnar s
Mar 15, 2025
Open
Trail was wash and rocky, parts of trail covered where cliff caved. I did make it a little bit more fun by taking alternate routes on the trail that weren’t quite trails those were a 5 lol but the rest of this 2

Oyster Shell Wash Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

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