Off Beaten Path Attractions in Idaho Springs
Resthouse Meadows Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This trail south of Idaho Springs begins at the Echo Lake Campground and leads to Resthouse Meadows, in the Mount Evans Wilderness...
Beaver Meadows Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This trail begins west of Evergreen in the Mount Evans State Wildlife Area. It leads into the Mount Evans Wilderness and intersects the Beartracks Trail...
Beartracks Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This trail begins at the Camp Rock Trailhead west of Evergreen in the Mount Evans State Wildlife Area and leads to Beartrack Lakes...
Grizzly Gulch Cross-country Ski Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This difficult trail leads up Grizzly Gulch south of the Bakersville exit. It offers excellent views of Grizzly and Torreys Peaks along the Continental Divide...
Grizzly Gulch Cross-country Ski Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This difficult trail leads up Grizzly Gulch south of the Bakersville exit. It offers excellent views of Grizzly and Torreys Peaks along the Continental Divide...
Resthouse Meadows Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This trail south of Idaho Springs begins at the Echo Lake Campground and leads to Resthouse Meadows, in the Mount Evans Wilderness...
Chicago Lakes Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
The Chicago Lakes Trail #52, begins at the Echo Lake Campground, south of Idaho Springs, and leads to Chicago Lakes, in the Mount Evans Wilderness...
Chicago Lakes Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
The Chicago Lakes Trail #52, begins at the Echo Lake Campground, south of Idaho Springs, and leads to Chicago Lakes, in the Mount Evans Wilderness...
Beaver Meadows Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
7 mile trail with bird watching, wildflowers and fishing...
Guanella Pass Campground
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
Guanella Pass Campground is located 8 miles south of Georgetown on the Guanella Pass Road at an elevation of 10,900 feet...
Hells Hole Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This is a moderately easy hike into a rugged area about 10 miles west of Idaho Springs...
Idaho Springs Reservoir Cross-country Ski Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
The Idaho Springs Reservoir Trail begins nine miles south of Idaho Springs at an elevation of 9,530 feet. It leads three miles up to Idaho Springs Reservoir...
Big Bend Picnic Ground
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
Big Bend is located one-half mile off of Highway 40, nine miles west of Empire at an elevation of 9,800 feet. It has eight sites and sits along a stream with a nearby waterfall...
Echo Lake Campground
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
Echo Lake Campground is located 14 miles southwest of Idaho Springs on Colorado Highway 103, near the junction with Colorado Highway 5...
Old Highway 103 Cross-country Ski Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This old road south of Idaho Springs and east of Echo Lake, makes a good, easy Cross-country ski trail...
Watrous Gulch Trail
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
This trail begins west of the Bakersville I-70 exit and just east of the Loveland Ski Area. It begins in the trees then travels above timberline, offering great views of the surrounding peaks...
Ponder Point Picnic Ground
101 Chicago Creek Rd
P.O. Box 3307
Ponder Point Picnic Area is located 10 miles southwest of Idaho Springs along Highway 103, at an elevation of 9,800 feet. It has five picnic sites...
