| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-08 | On 8/31 and again on 9/3 drove Toyota Camry to TH. Dry and ample parking. | jstouder |
| 2009-05-20 | 100% clear for all vehicles. Cars (even civics) have no trouble getting to trailhead. Snowshoes not needed for ANY of the standard route. | Lyssah |
| 2009-04-25 | Road is 100% clear to TH | Alan Arnette |
| 2009-04-09 | The road is clear to the trailhead. This may change if we get enough spring snow. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2009-03-15 | 2009-3-13 4WDable 0.8 mile past ranch entrance...shallow snow patches, mud. Perhaps further, but could see that someone got into trouble ahead, so turned around. | Bio Nerd |
| 2008-12-11 | As of 12/11 there is some snow but any reasonable vehicle should be able to make it to Missouri Gulch. | theocdb3 |
| 2008-11-20 | Road and parking area were completely free of snow and passable for passenger cars | George Kaplan |
| 2008-09-06 | Be careful, 390 is washboard city... saw a vehicle lose control and they weren‘t even traveling too fast. | Derek |
| 2008-07-24 | Road very good to the large Missouri Gulch TH. Just a little bit of washboard along the south sides of the road. | Markwise |
| 2008-05-30 | As of Memorial Weekend, the road was completely clear and easily passible in 2WD (Nissan Sentra, though there were some watermelon size fallen rocks in the middle of the road at the bend near Clear Creek Ranch. Keep your eyes peeled. | aboynamedmargrette |
| 2008-05-12 | Road clear of snow all the way to the TH as of 05-11-08. | jbchalk |
| 2008-05-05 | Higher clearance vehicles (7.5 or >) broke through to at least Missouri Gulch TH by Sunday afternoon (May4th). Snow drifts still exist but many have a path through them and are melting quite fast. | Critter |
| 2008-04-27 | Road is impassable ~3.5 miles from the trailhead; the snow looks to be 18-24" deep for as far up the road as I could see. | KeithK |
| 2008-03-12 | 3/7-County road leading to TH is unplowed four miles from trailhead, with 2-4 feet of snowcover. | Mrwaffles989 |
| 2007-04-09 | Open. | billmiddlebrook |
| 2007-03-18 | Road is easily passable to the trailhead. A few patches of snow remain, but they are easy to avoid. | hook em horns |
| 2007-01-17 | Road is plowed only to the Clear Creek Ranch, which is about 2.5 miles from US 24 (about 5 miles below the trailhead). | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2006-11-27 | Road is fairly clear but icy in spots | SarahT |
| 2006-11-13 | Road still clear | SarahT |
| 2006-11-06 | No snow at all on the road or @ trailhead. Could make it in a 2wd car but the subaru never went slower than 20mph! Get it while you can! | adkben |
| 2006-07-02 | 07/01/06 - FR 390 clear to Missouri Gulch TH. 2WD vehicles should have no problem, although go slow due to washboarding. | JasonF |
| 2006-01-02 | last 5 miles to TH unmaintained, 1 foot snow ruted 4x4 only, lots of parking, enjoy | mark m |
| 2005-07-11 | Road is in good shape easily accessible by any car, just watch out for the occasional rock in the road. Easily avoided, but hard on the car if you're not paying attention. | CO Native |
| 2005-05-22 | I drove the Clear Creek road today, and the road is clear and passable for all vehicles. | chicago transplant |
| Location: | Sawatch Range |
| 14ers Served: | Missouri Mountain, Mt. Belford, Mt. Oxford |
| Road Type: | 2WD dirt to the TH. |
| Winter Access: | Closed near 9,200 feet - almost 4 miles below the TH. |
| Directions: | From Leadville: Drive 20 miles south on U.S. 24 and turn right on the Chaffee County 390 road.
From Buena Vista: Drive 14.5 miles north on U.S. 24 and turn left on the Chaffee County 390 road.
On the 390 road, drive 7.5 miles to a sign for the Missouri Gulch trailhead. Turn left and drive down into the large parking area. There are restrooms here.
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