Harvard Lakes Trailhead

Location:  Sawatch Range
14ers Served:  Mt. Harvard, Mt. Columbia, Mt. Yale
Road Type:  Rough 2WD dirt to the TH.
Winter Access:  Closed near 9,200 feet.
Directions:  Turn west on County Road (CR) 350 (Crossman Ave.) near the center of Buena Vista. This road is less than 1/2 mile north of the stoplight in the center of town. Continue on CR 350 for 2 miles and turn right onto CR 361. After almost 1 mile, turn left onto CR 365 (dirt). Continue on this road for 3.4 miles to the marked trailhead. This small trailhead is just 0.1 mile before the larger Silver Creek Trailhead (Mt. Yale). Approximately the last 1.5 miles is easy 4WD.
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Date Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users Posted By
2009-09-19 4wd road has been repaired at washed out spot, but, still have to pick and choose route with a low clearance auto. Some other potholes has also been smoothed(?), not very well. 2wd passable. cat49toa 
2009-08-10 Pretty easy to reach in our 2wd Chevy Silverado - there was one washed out spot where a pipe crosses the road. JGarrison 
2009-04-29 Road is dry to the trailhead, made it very in our tacoma in 2wd gwvgns 
2008-04-07 Last entry still accurate as of Apr 6, 2008. Doug Shaw 
2008-03-21 Blocked by snow at 8650 feet 2.25 miles before where the Colorado Trail leaves the road. Almost 5.5 miles from North Cottonwood Trailhead. Shad 
2007-03-10 CR 365 is mostly melted up to within a 1/2 mile of this TH (where we parked). Soft snow prevented me from going farther. A high-clearance SUV with chains might be able to make it up farther. USAKeller 
2006-05-30 OPEN and dry BillMiddlebrook 

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