Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor's Guide

Cross-Country Ski Trails in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

There are great cross country skiing and snowshoe trails just outside the park.

Clear Creek Ranger District

Bakerville Loveland Trail
Mount Evans Byway - Winter
Echo Lake - Winter
Waldorf Road - Winter
Squaw Pass Road - Winter
Herman Gulch - Winter
Butler Gulch
Snowshoe, telemark and cross-country ski.

Boulder Ranger District

Lost Lake Trail - Winter
Lefthand Park Reservoir Road - Winter
Ski/snowshoe trail in winter only
Snowshoe Trail
Rock Creek Road - Winter
Jenny Creek Trail - Winter
Sourdough Trail
This is the premier single track bike trail, which runs from Peaceful Valley Campground to Rainbow Lakes FDR 298, passing through Brainard Recreation Area, with a correspondingly high level of use. The southern half, done in the more downhill direction from Brainard to Rainbow Lake Road (perhaps with a return... [more]
Fourth of July Road - Winter
Little Raven Trail - Winter
Skiers only
CMC South Trail
South Saint Vrain Trail
Middle Saint Vrain Road - Winter
Coney Creek Road - Winter
Unplowed 4x4 road open to snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and snowmobiles.
CMC North Trail
Skiers only. AKA Waldrop Trail
Guinn Mountain Trail - Winter
Brainard Lake Road - Winter
Cross-country ski trail
Rainbow Lakes Road - Winter

Indian Peaks Wilderness

Saint Vrain Mountain Trail
Devil's Thumb Trail - Winter
Mitchell Lake Trail - Winter
Woodland Lake Trail - Winter
King Lake Trail - Winter
Pawnee Pass Trail - Winter
Buchanan Pass Trail - Winter

James Peak Wilderness

South Boulder Creek Trail - Winter
Forest Lakes Trail - Winter

Ski Groomed Trails

These commercial ski resorts lay tracks for cross country skiers:
Grand Lake Touring Center
1415 CR48 Grand Lake, CO 80447 (map)
(970) 627 8008 Add to my notebook




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