2/16/2025 Posted On: 2/17/2025 By: Misi197 Info: Significant mountain lion activity about a half mile up the trail from the split at the remains in the trail for approximately a mile or two. | 2 |
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5/5/2023 Posted On: 5/7/2023 By: supranihilest Info: Dry to trailhead. Dry to falls. Dry first couple of miles to lakes. | ||||
7/16/2022 Posted On: 7/17/2022 By: berko89 Info: The road is now paved with a dirt/gravel shoulder up to the TH parking lot. Construction (presumably to pave the road) appears to be complete; didn't observe any construction equipment on the road although there were some big trucks parked in the dirt lot to the left of the entrance. Drove up the nice paved road Fri 7/15/22, parked overnight, departed Sat 7/16/22. There are restrooms at the TH. No issues finding parking. Most of the traffic was people visiting the falls. | ||||
5/21/2022 Posted On: 5/22/2022 By: TheSpaceForce Info: We drove by this on a weekend while scouting out future routes/THs... There is still some smoothing/construction going on. Very clean for a dirt road up to a TH. Campground was 100% reserved. | ||||
11/15/2021 Posted On: 11/15/2021 By: Flyingfish Info: There is some construction going on at the Zapata recreation area. At the moment it does not seem to affect access to the trail head but it is something to keep in mind. | ||||
7/15/2021 Posted On: 7/17/2021 By: jordanthebuff Info: This was the best dirt road I've ever been on in Colorado. They (whoever they are) are in the process of smoothing out the road. It's more than wide enough for two cars to pass at any point and so smooth you could tell me that it's about to be paved and I'd believe you. Any vehicle is capable of this road with ease. Nice campground at the trailhead, lots of spots (~30) though at 4 PM on a Wednesday in July the campground was pretty full (about 80%). I don't know if you can make reservations or not, but if you are going on the weekend it could be worth checking out. At 4 AM, I was the only car at the trailhead, so plenty of parking if you are coming from somewhere else. | ||||
4/3/2021 Posted On: 4/3/2021 By: Carl_Healy Info: Road and trailhead completely dry. Pretty rough driving but 2WD should have no trouble. Looks like they have some construction equipment along the road to improve it but they weren't working at it today. In the afternoon the trailhead was packed full of people making the short half mile jaunt to Zapata Falls. | 3 |
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2/7/2021 Posted On: 2/7/2021 By: angry Info: snowpacked to th. | ||||
1/9/2021 Posted On: 1/10/2021 By: paigie_42 Info: No snow the whole way! | ||||
12/18/2020 Posted On: 12/18/2020 By: angry Info: Snow packed to th, 2wd. Bathroom unlocked. | ||||
8/16/2020 Posted On: 8/17/2020 By: sky_high Info: Ditto to previous comments. I saw many 2wd cars at the top of this road. It is 2-lane all the way up, so plenty of maneuvering room. The washboard is deep and plentiful and there are some ruts and rocks so expect to take 20-30 minutes just to do the 3.5 miles up the road. There's also quite a bit of traffic on the weekend, so you'll probably be behind a slowpoke or two if you don't get here early. Lots of room in the parking lot even into the afternoon. Last note, plenty of sharp rocks so be kind to your tires and take it slow. I went on highway tires and was fine, but your mileage may vary. | 1 |
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5/24/2020 Posted On: 5/24/2020 By: HikerGuy Info: One bumpy ass road, but nothing that would stop any vehicle. Very busy trailhead. Slept in car overnight without any issues. | ||||
3/24/2020 Posted On: 3/25/2020 By: CaptainSuburbia Info: Road is completely dry to parking lot and 2wd accessible. | ||||
2/9/2020 Posted On: 2/9/2020 By: angry Info: Mostly dry, a few patches of snow of no consequence. | ||||
9/25/2019 Posted On: 9/28/2019 By: Erratic101 Info: The sign showing the turn off to start the Zapata Lake trail has been removed. The bench is still there, but pay close attention to the plants and trees in the pic for the turn off. |
