| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-24 | CMC met in late September with several of the local spiritual groups and a Saguache County commissioner to restart the negotiations process for access to Cottonwood Creek. Updated information has been exchanged and a facilitator agreed upon for subsequent meetings. The next meeting is tentatively set for late November. | Steve Bonowski |
| 2008-09-16 | Public Hearing Oct. 20, 2008 at the Saguache County Courthouse at 0900 hrs. to prove prescriptive historic public access to Cottonwood Creek trail from the Baca Grande subdivision. Please attend. | wmfolk |
| 2008-06-16 | This trail will remain closed to public access during the 2008 climbing season due to private property at the trailhead area. The property owner has asked not to be contacted for access. There are some ongoing discussions regarding access to this, and the Spanish Creek trail, convened by Saguache County government. CMC is a participant. However, the discussions are just beginning. Steve Bonowski June 16, 2008 | Steve Bonowski |
| 2008-05-25 | This is dated info - as of August, 2007. The trailhead is easy to reach but the trail has been obstructed with fallen trees throughout, and is extremely difficult to track in several places, leading to some awkward drops/cimbs over flatirons and at least one creek fording. I understand it‘s on private land and someone evidently wants to keep it private. | Marmot72 |
| 2006-08-22 | On the other hand, the official position of the Rio Grande National Forest office in Saguache is \"It\'s private land; there\'s no access. Period.\" | tystent |
| 2006-08-22 | I called the Manitou Foundation Inc, 13 Baca Townhouse, Crestone, CO 81131, (719) 256-4267, and spoke to a woman there. She says they would like you to sign a liability waiver to use the road on private property to this trailhead. Email her at spirit@manitou.org for a form. | tystent |
| 2006-08-01 | The trail into Cottonwood Creek is signed as closed by a private landholder as of 7/30/2006. There was a phone number on the sign: 256-4267, for a conservation group whose name started with "Manitou", but I've forgotten the rest. We left a message with them, but have not tried contacting them again. | trumpetsailor |
| Location: | Sangre de Cristo Range |
| 14ers Served: | Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Humboldt Peak, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point |
| Winter Access: | Unknown |
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