0 10/7/2015 Posted On: 10/12/2015 By: JQDivide Info: Closed for the season, 2015-2016 winter. | ||||
9/6/2015 Posted On: 9/7/2015 By: jmjr2k Info: Made the drive along Hwy 103 South to Hwy 5 in the morning, and arrived at the park entrance/ranger station at 6:40 a.m., but no one was home. So, we proceeded and went on up to the Summit Lake parking area. There are two, separate, areas to park that provide access to the trailhead which will lead you to Mt. Spalding, the West Ridge, and Mt. Evans. We got the last spot in the closer lot to the trailhead. Folks were starting to park along the road as overflow on this Labor Day weekend. When we came back after the climb, we found a notice on our front windshield that said we needed to pay the park entrance fee. On the way back down, we stopped by the park entrance/ranger station and paid the $10 fee, and they marked us as paid on the ticket notice. The road was in great shape, and I talked to CDoT who said they would leave the road open up to the Mt. Evans summit top until the first significant snow closes it since there was extended reconstruction of the road in the Spring. We had a cold start with temps at 38 degrees F. and a nasty wind chill with gusts up to 30 mph making it feel like the teens. | ||||
8/6/2015 Posted On: 8/6/2015 By: George Mason Info: Road to Summit Lake is Open! Just got off the phone with the Clear Creek Ranger District, the road is Open. | 1 |
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7/20/2015 Posted On: 7/20/2015 By: fireguyCO Info: The Road that takes you to Summit Lake is Closed. Found out the hard way when I turned at Echo Lake. Myself and other people were talking and we all mentioned how there wasn‘t a trip report. So here it is. The sign says it will be closed until August. You may want to check back here or call the forest station before going there. | 2 |
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9/24/2014 Posted On: 9/24/2014 By: SoCool Info: Apparently the Mt. Evans Rd is closed (to cars) at Echo Lake as of 9/22/14, which is somewhat earlier than normal. There are places on the CDOT website showing it open to Summit Lake, and dry conditions- this is wrong. | 1 |
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9/18/2014 Posted On: 9/18/2014 By: SoCool Info: Mt. Evans Road regulations have seen many changes lately. I observed the following: need cash only, exact change, "half price" right now, which I guess is $5 instead of the normal $10. But I didn‘t pay anything, I drove in after the booths were closed, road is open all night. The fee seems somewhat optional depending on your destination? The road is gated closed at Summit Lake, summit is only accessible on foot. There are new signs to pay $5 at Summit Lake self serve kiosk, administered by City of Denver. I didn‘t pay this either, I turned around and drove 0.3 miles back to a large dirt parking lot. Nobody bothered me sleeping there, no tickets on the dash late afternoon after hike. | 3 |
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6/13/2014 Posted On: 6/14/2014 By: Urban Snowshoer Info: The road to up Mount Evans is very much open in it's entirety to the summit, though my bicycle ride had to be aborted a few miles beyond Echo Lake due to high winds. I saw signs indicating an upcoming closure of the road in a few days; the road is going to be closed June 16-18 (next Monday to Wednesday), apparently for maintenance work. | ||||
6/1/2013 Posted On: 6/1/2013 By: scramble Info: It was closed from echo lake today even though cotrip.com said it was only closed from summit lake to the top | 2 |
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6/1/2013 Posted On: 6/2/2013 By: jsdratm Info: Here is a picture of the rockfall that closed the Mt. Evans road. Not too bad, but I could see someone being distracted by the scenery and running into it. | 2 |
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9/9/2012 Posted On: 9/10/2012 By: Nelson Info: The mt. Evans road is closed at Summit Lake. This adds 2 plus miles and 500 vertical feet on to Tour d‘Abyss each way. | ||||
3/31/2012 Posted On: 3/31/2012 By: Benji the Hunted Info: Road still closed at Echo Lake, but is easily walkable without traction and if you are willing to portage 3-4 sections you can even bike to the top. | ||||
2/20/2012 Posted On: 2/20/2012 By: wattsup Info: Evan‘s road is closed at the Echo lake lodge. Some fun snowshoeing up to treeline though. | ||||
6/3/2011 Posted On: 6/3/2011 By: Nelson Info: The road is open all the way to the summit parking lot. Be prepared to see fat people, children and dogs as you summit! | 2 |
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5/27/2011 Posted On: 5/27/2011 By: reverette13 Info: According to www.mountevans.com and the Clear Creek Ranger station, the Mt. Evans Rd. opened this morning up to Summit Lake. Planning on finding out for ourselves tomorrow... | ||||
11/19/2010 Posted On: 12/4/2010 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Mt. Evans Road closed for the winter. |
