6/19/2025 Posted On: 6/19/2025 By: EarthOrbit Info: Overflow parking on the shoulder of the road is allowed, but if you have any bit of tire on the asphalt, it's a $87 ticket from the Clear County Sheriff's Office. | 1 |
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5/23/2025 Posted On: 5/23/2025 By: Chicago Transplant Info: Per CDOT, Guanella Pass is now open for the season. | 1 |
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3/28/2025 Posted On: 3/28/2025 By: mtn14 Info: Watch for rock fall on the road up to fist-sized. Mostly around the dam. | 1 |
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12/8/2024 Posted On: 12/8/2024 By: Cruiser Info: Winter closure is in place but the road above the closure is basically snow free which made getting to the summer trail head parking lot pretty painless. E bikes would make short work of the last 1.5m between the winter and summer TH. | ||||
12/2/2024 Posted On: 12/3/2024 By: dwoodward13 Info: Gated at the Winter THs on 12/2 per Clear Creek Country (Naylor Lake turn north side, Duck Creek Picnic Area south side). https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/689/Guanella-Pass-Information | 1 |
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11/3/2024 Posted On: 11/3/2024 By: Argysc Info: Road open all the way, clear and dry. Parked at 6:30 am (3 cars total). Returned around 11:30am to about 15 cars total, spots still open in lower lot. Began snowing heavily between 10-11 am and forecasted to snow through the night. | ||||
8/20/2024 Posted On: 8/20/2024 By: bigfoot1 Info: Grabbed the last paved spot at 7am on a Tuesday. Plenty of parking along road still available. | 1 |
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5/24/2024 Posted On: 5/24/2024 By: schumi248 Info: Was just up at the top, today. Clear, dry and open to the top. | ||||
5/5/2024 Posted On: 5/5/2024 By: jmanner Info: Road is being plowed out. Its about halfway dry from the closure. | 1 |
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12/15/2023 Posted On: 12/15/2023 By: HikesInGeologicTime Info: Closed at winter TH. Road is coated with a few inches of unconsolidated snow, ankle-deep at worst, but rather annoying to walk through. Not worth flotation, though. Bathrooms are unlocked and stocked with TP. The mens side has a wad of TP in lieu of a door handle at the moment, but it otherwise appeared usable. | 1 |
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11/19/2023 Posted On: 11/20/2023 By: Eagle Eye Info: This is the last full week before the gate(s) closes "on or about Nov 26th" which is next Sunday -according to the CDOT website. Yesterday early morning starting from Georgetown the road had a few inches of powder on it, all the way to the summit but was easily drivable. I dodged a moose that came out of the ditch in one of the last switchbacks before the TH. Bathrooms open and TP there too. | 2 |
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11/13/2023 Posted On: 11/13/2023 By: elarson8 Info: Trailhead for Bierstadt was accessible today. Some snow and ice on the road up, but for the most part excellent conditions. | 1 |
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10/21/2023 Posted On: 10/21/2023 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Open, dry and busy today. | ||||
8/13/2023 Posted On: 8/13/2023 By: BoardingHiker Info: Moose was on the road on the way out. It's easy to speed on this road and I have almost hit a moose a few times in the AM. Stay safe out there. Both lots full by 530am. Only road parking. | ||||
8/10/2023 Posted On: 8/10/2023 By: Ed_Groves Info: Today was a Thursday and we arrived at the trailhead at 5:04 AM. There were tons of parking spaces at that time and on this week day. Maybe one-third of the spots in the main lot were in use. I assume the lot west of the road was empty and I know the spots along the road were empty as well. This was quite a bit different from the reports of packed lots on weekends. Everything was pretty full when we returned from our hike, though some people had left and those few spots were open. To avoid parking issues, come during week days if possible. | 1 |
