8/31/2012 Posted On: 9/2/2012 By: Adventure Seeker Info: About a half mile or so past the ranch on the right is the dirt road where you turn left to get to the trailhead. There will be a small brown sign that indicates where to turn. The road all the way to trailhead was very good. Easy for any vehicle to make it to the parking lot. | ||||
4/23/2012 Posted On: 4/24/2012 By: zombiewolf Info: I hiked Pikes Peak yesterday and the road is open all the way to the campground, however, the campground is still closed. Plenty of primitive camping available on the road up and any 2WD vehicle can make it. | ||||
4/4/2012 Posted On: 4/4/2012 By: JQDivide Info: I haven‘t been there... but that area probably got a foot of snow on Mon/Tues, heavy wet stuff. Pikes Peak was totally white this morning. | ||||
3/31/2012 Posted On: 3/31/2012 By: JQDivide Info: The road was much better today. Several 2-wheel drive cars at the TH, but there are still a few bad spots. Half the snow/ice as last weekend on the road. There are about five camp sites set up along the road in the dispersed camping areas. | ||||
3/27/2012 Posted On: 3/28/2012 By: Benji the Hunted Info: Pretty similar story. Camry drove up there no problems in the morning on hard frozen snow, but it turned to slush by the afternoon and had to let her rip to get out of there. I seemed to have more success if I rolled down the windows and blasted Tom Petty. Your results may vary. | 2 |
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3/24/2012 Posted On: 3/25/2012 By: fepic1 Info: 4wd needed. 6 inch snow ruts. Frozen in the morning then turning to wet slush. Stay on the road.From the snow tracks several people had difficulty possibly 2wd. Made it no problem with a Toyota Highlander | ||||
3/24/2012 Posted On: 3/26/2012 By: JQDivide Info: The road to the Craggs TH is iffy at best. Clear to the Menonite Camp, but after that, 4Wheel Drive or AWD is your best bet. Deep tire rutts, frozen solid in the morning--slushy and unstable in the afternoon. Saw one car stuck on the way in. It's one lane, no room to pass, without worry of sliding into a ditch. With that said, there was a Ford Focus at the TH, don't know how they made it. Several peopel parked after the Menonite Tent Camp Ground before it got too bad, then walked that extra distance. But with this warm weather we're having in Teller County, that road might be pretty clear by next weekend. Recommend at tow rope and or a shovel, just in case. | ||||
3/4/2012 Posted On: 3/7/2012 By: nevergoshort Info: Drove up to the new TH in a GMC Accadia AWD. Road was clear (dirt) up to the Mennonite Camp. After the camp it was packed snow/ice with room only for one car. There were a few points where I was scraping the bottom of the truck and had to make sure I stayed in the tracks. Definitely want something with clearance and bigger tires past the pull off. Road past the TH to the campground didn‘t look passable. | ||||
2/26/2012 Posted On: 2/26/2012 By: treefrog2005 Info: LOST Avalanche Shovel - yellow metal, BCA brand. Contains probe in handle. Please contact Nate at 719-306-4708 with any information. Was lost between TH and treeline along Devil‘s Playground trail. Thanks! (TH is in fine shape and accessible if you have 4WD - just stay in the tracks.) | ||||
1/22/2012 Posted On: 1/23/2012 By: CO Native Info: Drove to TH in my 2wd. No problems except once beyond the Mennonite camp there are very few places to pass. Don't try to do it anywhere other than a well packed pull out. Plenty of evidence of those that have made that mistake and had to work hard to get out. My brother drove all the way to the trailhead in his Honda Civic last weekend. | ||||
1/21/2012 Posted On: 1/22/2012 By: dannyrehn Info: Went up in a 2002 KIA Sportage, which isn't the greatest in the snow, despite having 4WD. No problems getting to the trailhead; the road is packed snow. Again, 2WD could probably have made it up, as long the clearance of the car isn't too low (there is some powder between the wheel wells on the road). | ||||
1/15/2012 Posted On: 1/15/2012 By: Jay521 Info: Same as before - plowed to the Mennonite camp and good ruts the rest of the way to the trailhead. 4 wheel drive will have no problem and front wheel drive with medium ground clearance should make it OK. | ||||
1/4/2012 Posted On: 1/4/2012 By: jake miraldi Info: Road up to the Mennonite camp is plowed, past that the road has been packed by enough cars to be drivable, but the shoulders and center of the road are still soft and you can see evidence of quite a few cars that have been stuck since the big snowfall. 4WD is advised, but I was able to make it up a to the TH with my Rav4 without any issues. | ||||
12/25/2011 Posted On: 12/26/2011 By: Risanovo Info: Road is OK up to Mennonite Camp. After that, chains needed. 10 cars stuck today in snow, including some with 4WD/AWD. Park down low and snowshoe up. | ||||
12/8/2011 Posted On: 12/8/2011 By: Vangrove Info: Road to Trailhead is hard packed and slick. Just watch shoulders when pulling over for occassional oncoming - they look innocent but suck vehicles into good&stuck mode. Microspikes came in handy from the Trailhead to Devil‘s playground. |
