Adams Lake

Total Miles
16.0

Technical Rating

Difficult

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

Have fun on this high mountain remote trail to beautiful Adams Lake. Enjoy remote camping at the lake and exploring tons of trails on the way to Blair Mountain. Licensed vehicles will make it to Rifle and Meeker. Open mid-June to mid-November, depending on snow.

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Difficulty

Difficult. No major obstacles, but very rocky and steep in places. Snows melt late so expect wet, muddy conditions in spots. Only the most aggressive SUVs with very high clearance should attempt it.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

A few tricky rock sections for my rig on 33s, but trail had some cool lines and fun obstacles.

Jason Purvis

Jul 19, 2025

1997 Toyota Land Cruiser

Open

Dusty

It’s seems to me these are rated harder than they are. This is more like a 6 but only in a couple of sections. There are go arounds so this would be an Utah 5. Trail was super dry and dusty. Camped by the lake. There are 9-10 spots up there. Bald eagles nesting at the west end of the lake. The road up Blair mountain is loser than last year but totally doable. Great weekend trip. There are fish in the lake.

Adams Lake can be accessed by the following ride types:

High-Clearance 4x4
SUV
SxS (60")
ATV (50")
Dirt Bike

Access Description

Take I-70 to Dotsero, Exit 133. (Westbound traffic must continue another 0.7 mile on frontage road to Colorado River Road.) Head north along the paved Colorado River Road 301, following signs to Burns. At 1.7 miles, turn left on Coffee Pot Road. Continue uphill 27.3 miles to major fork where signs show Deep Lake to right. Turn left on F.S. 601 towards Heart Lake and go another 1.5 miles, where 601 goes left to Adams Lake.

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