6/5/2011 Posted On: 6/5/2011 By: areed20 Info: The road is pretty clear with only some drifts of snow. I made it with a 2wd low clearance car to the turn off about a .5 mile before the damn. No one can make it past that though at least not in the near future. Give it a couple of weeks and things should be much more clear. The snow is melting fast. | ||||
6/4/2011 Posted On: 6/5/2011 By: caverdude Info: Drove within 1.5 miles of the Dam. One small section of snow blocks the road to get you even closer to the trailhead. It should melt out quickly, but the last 0.25 mile or so will take longer. | ||||
6/1/2011 Posted On: 6/1/2011 By: Nelson Info: I drove .4 miles from the intersection towards Blue Lakes TH before I bogged down. My guess is that in a week nyoun will be able to get a lot farther. The Lasst Half mile still has a lot of snow and will take a while. | ||||
8/20/2010 Posted On: 8/20/2010 By: mtgirl Info: Took my very low clearance Honda Civic up to the dam this morning. If my car can make it......ANY car can make it. | ||||
5/26/2010 Posted On: 5/26/2010 By: crossfitter Info: Road is bone dry and passable by any normal vehicle all the way to the dam. | ||||
5/9/2010 Posted On: 5/9/2010 By: rleclair Info: Road is bone dry to the Colorado Springs Utilities gate about 1/2 mile from the dam. | ||||
12/22/2009 Posted On: 12/22/2009 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Road is closed beyond the old Monte Cristo trailhead. From here, it is over 1.5 miles to the end of the road (summer trailhead). Open to view photo. | ||||
11/29/2009 Posted On: 11/29/2009 By: newnative Info: The road is still easily passable all the way to the dam. 2WD car made it up to the gate easily, some packed snow but mostly dry. | ||||
6/8/2009 Posted On: 6/8/2009 By: swturner Info: Road is open to the dam. | ||||
5/9/2009 Posted On: 5/9/2009 By: centrifuge Info: 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. | ||||
5/1/2009 Posted On: 5/1/2009 By: Wyoming Bob Info: 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. | ||||
10/19/2008 Posted On: 10/19/2008 By: CRAIGO Info: Road dry all the way to the TH. | ||||
6/29/2008 Posted On: 6/29/2008 By: MountainHiker Info: The road is melted out all the way to the dam. | ||||
6/7/2008 Posted On: 6/7/2008 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: 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. | ||||
5/25/2008 Posted On: 5/25/2008 By: MountainHiker Info: 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. |
