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Blue Lakes Trailhead

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The summer parking permit/shuttle system in place for the main Quandary Peak trailhead does NOT include the road to Blue Lakes. Hopefully we will continue to have free, unreserved access to this area. Colorado Springs Utilities, who owns the dam, has recently started gating the Blue Lakes road 3/4 mile below the dam but there is parking near the gate.
  
5/4/2006
Posted On: 5/4/2006 By: Jcwhite
Info: Currently closed at about 11,000.
 
5/1/2006
Posted On: 5/1/2006 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: Still closed (snow) about 1/2 mile up from the 850/851 road junction.
 
10/23/2005
Posted On: 10/23/2005 By: mntnplay
Info: The road is still dry as a bone all the way to the dam. There's not even any snow accummulation along the roadside.
 
6/7/2005
Posted On: 6/7/2005 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: The road is now open to the end.
 
5/25/2005
Posted On: 5/25/2005 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: The Blue Lakes road is open (2WD) to within 0.2 miles of the dam. There is parking along the side of the road.
 
5/10/2005
Posted On: 5/10/2005 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: 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.
 
2/18/2005
Posted On: 2/18/2005 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: 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.
 

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