Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests Active and Adventure Travel Guide

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By Brian Kevin

  • Mt. Zirkel, at 12,180 feet, is the highest point in this wilderness that consists of the jagged Sawtooth Range along the Continental Divide. Scrub oak and sagebrush give way to aspen, lodgepole, spruce, fir, and alpine tundra at higher elevations. Keep your eyes open for pine marten, wolverine, and black bear. Check the skies for bald eagles and peregrine falcons.
  • Surrounded by the Flat Tops Wilderness, the Cold Spring Campgrounds offers access to 110 alpine lakes and ponds. Just above the campground, the Stillwater Reservoir cascades down into the Bear River through dense spruce-fir forests. Nearby trailheads will get you on the North Derby Trail, Bear River Trail, East Fork Trail, and the Devils Causeway. The campground is a 16-mile drive southwest of Yampa along CR 7.
  • Ride your mountain bike on a number of trails near the Rabbit Ears, two volcanic plugs that have eroded into twin 100-foot pinnacles. High-mountain meadows are surrounded by magnificent stands of aspen and spruce.
  • The Flat Tops Trail, an 82-mile scenic byway from Meeker to Yampa, traverses some drop-dead gorgeous terrain. Pass ancient lava flows, deep canyons, alpine peaks, Rattlesnake Butte, Devils Grave Mesa, and the site of the Meeker Massacre.
  • East of Laramie on Interstate 80, the Vedauwoo area offers some of the best crack/off-width climbing and one of the highest densities in the country. Fall Wall is probably the area's most popular crag, with a variety of sport and traditional routes up its crystal-heavy face.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest Overview

Straddling the Wyoming-Colorado border, the Medicine Bow-Routt is an archipelago of Rocky Mountain forests stretching from Medicine Bow in Wyoming and Routt in Colorado. In the forest's rugged wilderness areas, you'll find magnificent cathedral-like cirques with natural acoustics that echo the cries of raptors in flight. Read More

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Sonnenalp Resort Of Vail

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20 Vail Road
Vail, CO 81657 Map

Distance: 119.0 mi.
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Stanley Hotel

333 East Wonder View Ave.
Estes Park, CO 80517 Map

Distance: 56.1 mi.
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Black Dog Inn Bed & Breakfast

650 S. Saint Vrain Ave.
Estes Park , CO 80517 Map

Distance: 56.9 mi.
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Eagle Bahn Gondola

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Lionshead Cir
Vail, Colorado 81657

Distance: 119.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Eagle Bahn Gondola is Vail Valley's only gondola, and provides the most comfortable passage up Vail... Read More
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Gem Lake Trail

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Access: Twin Owls Trailhead
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Distance: 55.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: This trail leads from Twin Owls Trailhead north of Estes Park, to Gem Lake, cradled high among the... Read More
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Mount Holy Cross

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Holy Cross Wilderness
Minturn, Colorado

Distance: 119.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Named for a snow-filled crevice on its northeast face that forms a distinct cross, the mountain towers 14,000 feet over Rocky Mountain National Park. ... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests

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Denver International Airport 100.1 map
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport 167.4 map

Other Smaller Airports near Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests

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Laramie General Brees Field 17.8 map
Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport 44.3 map
Hayden Yampa Valley Airport 90.8 map

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Salt Lake City (SLC) to Denver (DEN) $106
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN) $106
Oklahoma City (OKC) to Denver (DEN) $139
Omaha (OMA) to Denver (DEN) $145
Kansas City (MKC) to Denver (DEN) $146

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