3/6/2021 Posted On: 3/6/2021 By: kalestew Info: Totally plowed, 2WD can make it | ||||
1/9/2021 Posted On: 1/9/2021 By: supranihilest Info: Plowed to the trailhead. | ||||
5/25/2020 Posted On: 5/28/2020 By: hogantheepic Info: This trailhead is completely open. It's on the side of a paved road so any car could make it to the trailhead. No snow anywhere near the road. | ||||
1/7/2020 Posted On: 1/7/2020 By: adhend Info: Easy access. Road clear all the way. Just a little packed powder in places but mostly clean. Any vehicle can get there. | ||||
4/20/2019 Posted On: 4/21/2019 By: ccampini Info: Google maps says the road is closed oct-May, but the road closes immediately after the trailhead. You are able to drive to trailhead. We used spikes the whole way up, snowshoes the whole way down. Tons of snow still in most places. Patches without once you get on the ridge line. | ||||
1/14/2019 Posted On: 1/14/2019 By: JasonCrane Info: Colorado 82 is plowed, but the road is glazed with snow & several patches of ice. La Plata parking area has not been plowed. There's a 1-2 ft. layer of snow parallel to the road (caused by the street plow). AWD SUV was no problem today. Another hiker with a Sedan was shoveling a path. | ||||
12/31/2018 Posted On: 1/2/2019 By: Paula Info: Road and trailhead are plowed. There is a trench as far as the bridge, presumably for a while beyond, but that's as far as we walked. | ||||
4/22/2018 Posted On: 4/22/2018 By: merrion13 Info: Completely snow-free, even after the recent snow. Any car can get there. | ||||
4/9/2018 Posted On: 4/11/2018 By: drchele Info: Some fresh snow covering the parking lot, a few inches. Trailhead located right off 82 (open to the La Plata TH). Navigable in 2WD passenger car. | ||||
9/24/2017 Posted On: 9/25/2017 By: kayleenann8 Info: In summer condition still. Watch out for the people sitting in the middle of the road to get pictures with the aspen. | ||||
7/16/2017 Posted On: 7/17/2017 By: sky_high Info: Independence pass is open for business. Nothing to add to the last post regarding the trailhead as it is right off the highway and clear to all comers; parking will be sparse after 6 am. I'll just mention, beyond the trailhead if you are looking to camp it is getting crowded and getting far along the road takes a vehicle with decent clearance and some careful driving. Nothing requiring lots of torque, but plenty of holes, dips, and twists. | ||||
7/9/2017 Posted On: 7/10/2017 By: Joan Info: Arrived at 7 a.m. on a Sunday in July and found the La Plata Gulch Trailhead parking lot to be full (holds around a dozen cars), but there was space on the first 20 feet of 82C (the private dirt road) still open (when I returned in the afternoon I saw that late-comers had availed themselves of that space). There was also room on the shoulder of 82 immediately before and after the parking lot that latecomers used. NOT BAD for a Sawatch TH given how late I arrived! Plus, 82 is paved, so unlike other 14er approaches, my 2WD purred contentedly with getting my carcass to the TH!! | ||||
6/1/2017 Posted On: 6/8/2017 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Open. Dry. | ||||
4/29/2017 Posted On: 5/1/2017 By: cdecker Info: Although CO-82 was technically closed it had only minimal snow at 6AM. By the time we drove out in the afternoon it was just wet. The TH parking was mostly snow free by afternoon. | ||||
8/25/2016 Posted On: 8/25/2016 By: Solo Info: Drove rented ford SUV to within a half mile of TH. After walking it it turns out I could have EASILY gone all the way. I'm sure a subaroo could make it... with an occasional bump. | 1 |
