| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-08 | Road is open to the dam. | swturner |
| 2009-05-09 | There are still snow drifts crossing the road, but with a 4 wheel drive vehicle it is possible to get within about a half mile of the upper lake. The snow drift that is currently blocking the road is at the turn off for the lower lake. There are still a couple of pretty large snow drifts blocking the road in the last 1/4 mile. | centrifuge |
| 2009-05-01 | Road blocked .2 miles above Quandary TH, couple of big drifts between block and lower lake, BIG drift just before dam. A few drifts to go and road will be open to lower lake. | Wyoming Bob |
| 2008-10-19 | Road dry all the way to the TH. | CRAIGO |
| 2008-06-29 | The road is melted out all the way to the dam. | MountainHiker |
| 2008-06-07 | The road is blocked by snow about 1/4 below the dam (end of the road). Could be another week or more before it‘s open all the way to the end. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2008-05-25 | The last 6/10 of a mile to the dam is blocked by multiple snow drifts. There is a wide area to park a few hundred feet before where you have to stop. | MountainHiker |
| 2008-05-11 | With the new snow and wind, the road is blocked about a mile before the dam. | lodgling |
| 2008-05-04 | They opened up the road to the damn. You can get within about 1/2 - 3/4 mile of the damn where the wind blew some drifts back over the road. | heather14 |
| 2008-04-22 | Winter closure still in place just 0.2 miles up from the 850/851 road junction. Plenty of snow on the road above. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2008-02-16 | Blue Lakes road (850) is closed for the winter. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2007-07-09 | Road is closed .5 miles from dam TH, parking is available. Road up to parking area is clear, low rise Honda Accord made it just fine. | JohnnyZ |
| 2007-05-20 | 850 is clear for 2 wheel drive car travel to the dam. | wisco |
| 2007-05-07 | This TH is clear and open all the way to the damn! The road was cleared before the early May snow storm. I drove it in my 4wd truck on Sunday May 6th. It is accessible to any 4wd - maybe an AWD (i.e. Subaru). | mikekrauski |
| 2007-04-09 | Still snow blocking the road above the old Monte Cristo TH. | billmiddlebrook |
| 2006-05-10 | Today, the road was narrowly opened to 11,300' before the final stretch below the dam. A 4WD is still recommended and you can drive to within 1 mile of the dam. The snow above this point will take at least a few more weeks to melt. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2006-05-04 | Currently closed at about 11,000. | jcwhite |
| 2006-05-01 | Still closed (snow) about 1/2 mile up from the 850/851 road junction. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-10-23 | The road is still dry as a bone all the way to the dam. There's not even any snow accummulation along the roadside. | mntnplay |
| 2005-06-07 | The road is now open to the end. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-05-25 | The Blue Lakes road is open (2WD) to within 0.2 miles of the dam. There is parking along the side of the road. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-05-10 | The Blue Lakes Road (CR 850) is still closed at the old Monte Cristo trailhead parking area. It is over 1.5 miles from the closure to the end of the road. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-02-18 | The Blue Lakes road is closed in winter near the old Monte Cristo trailhead. It usually opens in late May or early June. Good-clearance 2WD vehicles can drive to the Blue Lakes Dam. | BillMiddlebrook |
| Location: | Tenmile Range |
| 14ers Served: | Quandary Peak |
| Road Type: | Rough 2WD dirt to the TH. |
| Winter Access: | Closed about 1/2 mile up from the 850/851 road junction. |
| Directions: | From Breckenridge, drive 8 miles south on Colorado 9. On a sharp corner of Colorado 9, turn west onto the 850 road (Blue Lakes road). It is 2 miles to the trailhead below the dam. Continue on Blue Lakes road as it climbs west. After 1.2 miles, keep right. After 1.4 miles, keep right again. By early June, the road is usually open to the dam. If not, drive as far as possible and hike the remainder of the road. There is a large parking area below the dam.
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