Colorado · Hiking · Mount Zirkel Wilderness

Beaver Creek

10.7 mi
round trip
2,040 ft
climb
10,208 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Beaver Creek is a hard hike in Colorado's Mount Zirkel Wilderness, part of the Parks Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs about 2,040 feet from a low point of 9,135 feet to a high of 10,208 feet, and it is roughly 10.7 miles long. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year-round. The trailhead is at Beaver Creek Trailhead, and the route is on natural surface. Horses are allowed. For a longer outing, Buffalo Ridge lies about 2.5 miles away and Seven Lakes about 3.3 miles. Big Creek Lakes Campground is about 3.9 miles off, and Gem Lake is about 4.1 miles away.

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