I got a free weekend in early June and I’m thinking of doing a road trip. Live in Denver, but I haven’t spent any time in south Colorado. I have a 22 ZR2 Bison on 33’s. Any recommendations around Durango or anywhere else. I have three days to get there and explore. Good fishing would be a plus.

Rainbow falls is pretty wet when starting to the right. Rutted badly but there are a lot of lines since I last ran this (2012). Some lines are more difficult than others. Mini Moab is a joke now. If you are not running 37” or more the obstacle is not ideal for you. A guy running a Jeep with 40s high sided a couple times. Even the bypasses have become crazy. This area has grown a lot since 2012. I used to be in a 2011 FJ with 33” and was able to get close to up and down middle. Impossible to do that now. Quarry rd was fun, that obstacle is harder than it used to be. Picture is that obstacle but I did it as a pano so it looks kind of weird.

Going out there tomorrow. Last I heard it was clear. We’re taking Mount Herman Road into the trail system. Going with a stock Tundra and a stock Tacoma. Anything we should know?

I think some people might be interested in an off road group focused on taking it easy and not beating up our vehicles. All are welcome and I have a F150 FX4: https://discord.gg/eDkY8HVS

I have a Ford E350 van with small lift and 33" KO2s and I'd love to find more off-roading to do.
I've been up and over Ophir Pass (not exactly difficult), as well as plenty of forest roads, but I'd like to get a little farther out, and I'd prefer knowing that a given trail is "doable" for me.

Is there some resource I can use to find some of the easier off-road trails to explore?

EDIT - Thanks everyone!

Has anyone been or near the Switzerland trail recently? Is there to much snow up there right now to ride a dirt bike? Just picked up a new bike, itching to ride it. Any other trail recommendations around Denver/Boulder?

Just got my first truck and want to find others who want to go off-road. I’d like to take it relatively easy and not push it too hard just yet. Wife and I would likely be going together and live in the Boulder/Longmont area. We’re both stuck in white-collar jobs just looking to get away on the weekends and hopefully meet other cool people.

Open to suggestions on where to go and eventually would to like find a camping/moab group. We’re happy to meet mostly anywhere in Colorado and anyone is welcome to join! We’re fairly central in most aspects so we’d like to think we get along with most people.

Feel free to shoot me a message as I totally understand meeting strangers online and going into the woods is questionable…. But just know there will be Capri Suns and Oreos.

Had a great time especially with some fresh snow and smashing through some frozen over puddles. Got to use A-Trac, MTS, crawl control and the rear locker. Got some use out of my rock sliders too, glad I waited to install them!

I finally got my motor fixed and my suspension all done so I need to find more people to go with this summer. Down for anything from fire roads to Holy Cross. Really just need to get out in the mountains more so I’ll be down for anything, easy or hard. DM me if you’re ever interested or just need another vehicle with a winch.

I have some buddies visiting in mid June and want to drive up to an alpine lake and possibly fish. Curious if anyone has any spots that may not be iced over in June.

Thanks

I have been nominated by my friends to find a campsite near Red Cliff for our yearly camping trip. Typically, we reserve a site early on and call it a day. This year we slacked and where they want to go is booked. So, I got the job of finding a hidden gem near Vail. How are the roads typically in June towards Red Cliff? Would a stock Subaru make it with minimal issues? Or should I suggest we all pile into my 4x4 that is equipped for off roading?

Heading up Friday morning (May 10 ) with a friend or 2 if anyone is interested. Bunch of folks ran it this past weekend and it looked fairly good.

Shoot me a DM.

Me and a buddy tried to do it yesterday but from both sides. The Alice side is a no go 50ft up the hill due to a lot of heavy, wet snow. The black hawk side is fairly open until you get to the wide open play area just after the first rocky hill. I heard the second hill can be done all the way but you hit snow pretty quickly. Wasn’t sure if there was room to turn around so we stopped. Naturally there were a couple of side by sides up there driving like a bunch of idiots. There was a tundra stuck there on one of the offshoots but Colorado 4x4 rescue and recovery was called

We also tried to do the Cumberland Gulch entrance right before Alice. Got up the first hill then stopped because the snow was deep!

Howdy friends,

Curious if anyone has strolled through or around Peewink, Gordon, Switz, etc. If so, how're the trails and sites looking?

Thanks in advance :-)

My wife and I are driving from Memphis to Estes Park for a week and we would like to hit some light to moderate trails while we are there. We planned the trip before we realized that a lot of the trails are closed until June 1st.

Are we totally out of luck or will there be some trails we can go on with some good views? I'm hoping that Trail Ridge Road will be open too. I guess I should have done more research before planning the trip.

I'm going through the million dollar highway on a road trip and was wondering if a stock Subaru Outback could handle the corkscrew pass in June given dry weather conditions. I have no off-road driving experience, but looking at videos of the trail, it doesn't look too difficult. Would love to hear any advice or possibly other easy off-road trails in the 550 area that may be better suited for me.

My brother and I are thinking of taking a day trip to Lake City and back from Silverton this summer. We’ve seen a big chunk of the road driving my Land Cruiser from Silverton to American Basin but nothing past the turnoff.

We’d be driving a stock Tacoma TRD Off-Road with 33” KO2s. Very little off road experience. From the parts I saw I think we’ll be fine but wanted to check in first.

(Bonus photo of us on Cinnamon Pass in 2017)

To clarify. I grew up off roading and have gone plenty of times. I’ve also gone minor off roading when I go camping in CO.

I just got some new tires for my 4Runner and want to take it on an easy off road trail for a few hours.

Ideally I want to be back in Denver by like 5pm so something that is within 2-hour drive from Denver.

Any recommendations? I grew up in the south and just knew of “off the map” trails. I’ve never been part of the larger off road community, I tried just googling routes and found myself overwhelmed. So in addition to specific trails, any websites or apps yall recommend?

UPDATE— Thank you to everyone who has responded. This is what I was looking for from the community!

Found multiple bags of items on Switzerland this weekend. Looks like they fell off a rig and were sitting in the middle of the trail.

If these are your items send me a message with the day you lost them and what items are in the bags/what brand. I’ll see if we can arrange a meetup to return them.

I am trying to get my list together for the summer. I have a friend that loves hiking- combining hiking with trail driving/off roading seems like it could be a way to get out to uncommonly used hiking trails and get them to a very different location than the standard denver day drip hikes. (I would also welcome trails/passes that fit this requirement but are far enough away or long enough to need to camp and make it an overnight trip) - and I am looking for true hiking trails, not hiking a 4x4 trail.

So far all I have is Kingston Peak, and all the hiking trails off of it. I also think that this is probably the hardest level trail that it's even slightly responsible to do solo- and solo makes more sense due to hiking taking a long time and unfortunately my hiking and offroading friends don't overlap enough. I'm driving a toyota on 33's, so somewhat capable but not a monster jeep.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Going to Vail for 2 days, any recommendations other than skiing and snowboarding? Restaurants, breweries, outdoor activities or others? 🙏🏼

Hi All, I’ve been trying to find some info on current trail conditions around the front range…I assume most higher elevation trails either still have snow or mud, but is there anything that’s dry and rideable now? Was going to head down to Rampart and check it out but it’s a long drive to just have to turn back around. I’m even open to some dirt roads at this point…any ideas?

Hello, anyone here recently went on to winter camping? Looking for moderate trail with decent campsite, could be disperse location or campground. We will be riding in Chevy trailboss and Tacoma. Thanks.

Hey all! I'm looking for recommendations of where to bring my 4th gen 4Runner for a lift and tire installation. I have all the parts, but not all the time (or mechanical know-how) to get this done myself. I reached out to one of the more popular shops and they gave me an estimate for $1,500+ which I was not expecting to be so high. I'm sure they do quality work.

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Are there any shops or local installers that I could get this done for a more affordable rate? I'm located in the Broomfield area and willing to make a drive if necessary. Below is a list of what I'm looking to get done – I understand if someone local without a shop does the installation, I'll have to get the tires/wheels mounted elsewhere. TIA for the help!

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I have a 2008 4Runner SR5 without Xreas. V6 Engine. 192k miles. Runs like a champ (obviously)

• Bilstein 5100 Pre-assembled kit with new top hats
• OME 2885 Front
• OME 2895 Rear
• SPC Upper Control Arms
• Mount 275/70/17's on 5th Gen TRD Offroad wheels
• Install Spacers and mount wheels
• Alignment

Hi all, im pcsing to fort Carson in a couple of months and im bringing my class 1 buggy with me. I know there’s lots of overlanding and sxs/atV routes but are there any long routes where it’s acceptable to let her stretch legs?

I am looking for fire roads, and similar trails to ride my motorcycle. Did some research and found Mount Herman and Rampart range road. It looks like these are no longer safe areas(shootings, road rage, drug use). Can anyone attest to these claims?

My kid enjoys watching vehicles be vehicles, including offroad. Where would you go to watch people driving obstacles?

I am personally interested in front range spots that a stock high clearance vehicle with a capable driver can go, possibly with some hiking. Happy to hear any spots in CO for others that might be interested.

(I know it's snowy! I mean after the melts. I'm excited now, though)