| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
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| 2009-10-28 | Road is semi dry to the trailhead. It isn‘t as rutted or spun out as it has been in years past. Dry as of Monday all the way to the end. | Kiefer |
| 2009-10-17 | 17 Oct 2009, late evening. Road up was dry and easily in the best shape I have seen it. I kept going upward to the Hell Roaring Creek TH--some wet spots, but also in good shape. | XPLSV |
| 2009-05-17 | The road is dry and dusty all the way to TH (even up towards Hell Roaring TH | giarcd |
| 2008-07-11 | Dry to the trailhead. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2008-06-18 | Road is dry. The waterbars might have grown an inch or two in the last year. Snow pretty much continuous on the Capital Lake trail above 9900 feet. | cheeseburglar |
| 2007-06-23 | road is open and dry---ditch trail is sweet! | giarcd |
| 2006-08-19 | As of 8/17/2006, there was a sign at the trailhead stating the bridge was out on the Capitol Creek trail. The Capitol Creek "Ditch" trail that starts on the west end of the parking area is recommended instead. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-05-31 | Trailhead is open and dry as of May 28. | Scott P |
| Location: | Elk Mountains |
| 14ers Served: | Capitol Peak |
| Road Type: | Rough 2WD dirt to the TH. In spring and early summer, the road can get slippery on a steep hill. 4WD and good clearance is recommended in early summer. |
| Winter Access: | Unknown |
| Directions: | From Glenwood Springs, drive about 26 miles southeast on Colorado 82 and turn right on Snowmass Creek Road (this is not Snowmass Village). From the intersection of CO 82, it's 9.9 miles to the trailhead and the remainder of these directions assume you reset your trip-odometer at the intersection. Drive 1.7 miles to a junction and turn right on Capitol Creek road. Continue to 6.4 miles where the road turns to dirt. It gets rough and steeper near 8.5 miles and eventually turns to easy 4WD near 9 miles. When wet, the road becomes quite slick. Reach the trailhead at approximately 9.9 miles. Calculate Driving Time from your Address | Trailheads on Google Maps |
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