Blue River
- Hard
- difficulty
- Jun–Jul
- best months
Is Blue River open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Limited parking at Snowmass Creek Trailhead
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Grizzly Creek Trail Closure
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · Order 2026-02 · USFS · White River National Forest
Ruedi Marina Day Use area Dump Station is CLOSED
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Asbestos safety closure - Camp Hale
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Blue River is a fishing spot in Colorado's White River National Forest, within the Dillon Ranger District. Colorado Parks & Wildlife manages the land, and the river lies about 2 miles from Silverthorne. Summer is the most comfortable time to fish here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dillon run to highs around 75°F in July, with lows near 38°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 31°F. The Blue River Parkway mountain biking trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Silverthorne mountain biking area is 0.2 mile off. Old Dillon Reservoir #87, a lake fishing spot, is 1.7 miles away, and Heaton Bay Campground is 1.8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Cutthroat Anglersunder a mile away
- Downstream Adventures23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- blue river parkwayMountain biking0.1 mi
SilverthorneMountain bikingPhoto: Nathan Anderson nathananderson, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Old Dillon Reservoir #87Lake fishing1.7 mi
Heaton Bay Picnic SiteCampingPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Heaton Bay CampgroundCamping1.8 mi
- Dillon ReservoirLake fishing2.2 mi
- Swan Mountain RoadRock climbing2.8 mi
- Frisco BouldersRock climbing4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lost LakeRiver fishing · ~34 min drive
- Old Dillon Reservoir #87Lake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Dillon ReservoirLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Fall CreekRiver fishing · ~36 min drive
- Giberson Bay Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Beaver Creek Ski ResortRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Willow LakesLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Beaver LakeRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Uneva LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Wheeler Lakes (Gore Range #60)Lake fishing · ~15 min drive
Also worth it near here
- SilverthorneMountain biking · Next doorPhoto: Nathan Anderson nathananderson, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
OrahoodHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lake HillSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Heaton Bay Picnic SiteCamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Blue River
Best months: June–July. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 1°
12 wet
Feb
33° / 4°
11 wet
Mar
41° / 10°
11 wet
Apr
47° / 18°
11 wet
May
58° / 26°
10 wet
Jun
69° / 33°
9 wet
Jul
75° / 38°
12 wet
Aug
73° / 37°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 30°
10 wet
Oct
54° / 21°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 11°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 3°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dillon 1 E, CO, 1.9 mi away at 9,065 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
