Trailhead
Bear Creek Trailhead
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Nearby trails
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Activities
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Campgrounds
About Bear Creek Trailhead
This trailhead is located east of Salida, off of County Road 101 and accesses the Rainbow Trail (#1336) which travels east from the Poncha Springs area along the base of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. The Rainbow Trail is over 100 miles in length and travels south from the Salida area into the Wet Mountain valley and terminates near the Great Sand Dunes National Park. This trail is open to motorcycles, mountain bikers, horse and foot traffic but closed to ATV's and 4-wheeled vehicles.
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Bear Creek Trailhead
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Bear Creek Trailhead
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Bear Creek Trailhead
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Things to Do
Bushnell Peak
hiking · Bushnell Peak
Hunts Peak
hiking · Hunts Peak
Columbine Trail
cycling · Columbine Trail
Columbine Trail
hiking · Columbine Trail
rainbow trail
cycling · Mountain Bike Trail near Bear Creek
Simmons Peak
cycling · Methodist Mountain
Simmons Peak
hiking · Simmons Peak
BLM 5971a
cycling · Trails near Salida
