Badger Creek

Total Miles
24.6

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

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 the trail in places, but nothing is large.Not a "Jeeping" trail, but an enjoyable drive as long as you know what to expect.We like to run this in conjunction with Hayden Pass

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Difficulty

There are a few rocks embedded in the trail in places, but nothing is large.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Trail was extremely rough. So many BIG rocks and ruts. Drove 2mph. Took a long time. I would definitely rate much more difficult.

I’m a beginner with a little intermediate skills and it’s not green. Is deteriorated with loose rocks on climbs and descents. Doable but not green I would call it intermediate at least compared to trails seen on the NEBDR, NMBDR, and BigBend BDR

Really fun easy to intermediate route with a bit of everything: sand, rock, water crossings, jumps, berms. Great scenery. Combine with CR 45, which is also really cool, to avoid riding on 50.

I’ve traversed this trail a couple times in snow which adds a little more “adventure” to the trail. This time it was dry, a spot here and there with a snow patch but nothing to be concerned with if you stick to the highlighted trail. It’s a rugged and scenic trail with a couple obstacles, but I believe any capable stock 4wd vehicle should not have any trouble.

Badger Creek can be accessed by the following ride types:

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

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