Lake City
Top Adventures in Lake City
Capture Fall Foliage and Whitmore Falls on Engineer Pass
5.0
Just outside of the small community of Lake City, Colorado is Engineer Pass, a dirt road that has amazing views and opportunities to hike, take pictures, and maybe even explore an abandoned mining town. Four wheel drive or all wheel drive is prefe...
Explore Nellie Creek Falls
5.0
0.8 mi
/ 300 ft gain
Nellie Creek Falls is a beautiful little falls, up County Road 23. The waterfall is surrounded by a forest of aspens leading up the valley. To get to the falls take the northern route of the Alpine Loop from Lake City towards Engineer Pass. In abo...
Hike Redcloud and Sunshine Peaks
5.0
12 mi
/ 4800 ft gain
The easier drive to the Silver Creek / Grizzly Gulch trailhead is reached by traveling south from Lake City and turning right onto County Road 30. Although parts can be rough and the shelf road around the base of Sunshine Peak may cause a tighter ...
Drive Cinnamon Pass
Along Colorado’s Alpine Loop, Cinnamon Pass sits 12,640’ above the San Juan Mountains. A high clearance vehicle preferably with 4WD is needed to reach the pass, but the breathtaking views along the challenging journey make it worth the ride.
Duri...
Backpack to Wetterhorn Basin
13 mi
/ 3000 ft gain
This trip is for the lover of solitude and the appreciator of the unscathed backcountry. Wetterhorn Basin is in the heart of the beautiful San Juan Mountain range in Southwestern Colorado.With a 4WD high clearance vehicle start at the West Cimarro...
Drive Engineer Pass
5.0
This pass is closed December through May but when opened, does not fall short of views. I drove it on opening weekend and the snow was piled high all around (pictured above) but the views were just as amazing as driving it in late summer.
Startin...
Photograph North Clear Creek Falls
4.0
This 100 ft. waterfall is close to Colorado 149 on the Silver Thread Scenic Byway. To access the falls turn onto FR 510 from the northern entrance and head south for .5 miles. Turn left into the North Clear Creek Falls Observation Site, from the...
Explore Animas Forks
0.25 mi
/ 40 ft gain
The ghost town of Animas Forks, CO is located in the San Juan Mountains at an elevation of 11,200 feet. There are several original buildings remaining. The best way to explore the region is by Jeep or other high-clearance 4×4.
The cabins began bei...
Lake City camping, hotels, and more
County Road 868
Alpine Ranger Station
Overview
The Alpine Ranger Station is situated on the Alpine Plateau at 9,600 feet, in a beautiful alpine valley surrounded by aspen, spr...
Powderhorn, Colorado
The Gate Campground
This campground is tucked into the center of the geologic formation known as The Gate, a notch in the rocks carved by the Lake Fork of th...
Gunnison, Colorado
Jackson Guard Station
Overview
Jackson Guard Station is a great destination for anything from a weekend getaway to a week-long hunting trip. The cabin was orig...
Powderhorn, Colorado
Firewood Campsite
Pitch your tent under the huge ponderosa pine in a valley that overlooks roaming elk and deer, has West Elk Mountain views, and is less t...
From $20/night
Powderhorn, Colorado
Red Bridge Campground
Red Bridge Campground is a short distance off of the Silver Thread National Scenic Byway. You'll find public fishing access to the Lake F...
Creede, Colorado
River Hill
Overview
River Hill is a popular campground on the banks of the Rio Grande River. Situated in a meadow surrounded by willows, campers com...
