Creekside Loop
- 2.2 mi
- round trip
- 96 ft
- climb
- 8,911 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Creekside Loop open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Sulphur Ranger District · USFS · Sulphur Ranger District
Permanent Recreational Shooting Order
Agency alert covering Sulphur Ranger District · Order 02-10-00-25-02 · USFS · Sulphur Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Creekside Loop is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 2.2 miles in the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. The trail rises about 96 feet from a low point of 8,811 feet to a high of 8,911 feet, and it is managed by the Forest Service. The route is short and gentle, with a natural surface that allows horses. The trailhead is at Lower Creekside Trailhead, and the loop is open from June 1 to November 15. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Fraser weather station, which sits a few hundred feet lower, show July highs around 77°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay around 31°F. Creekside Trail and Chainsaw both start within a tenth of a mile. St. Louis Creek Campground is about half a mile away, and the Fraser River offers canoeing roughly 2.6 miles off.
- Creekside TrailHiking0.1 mi
- ChainsawHiking0.1 mi
- St. Louis Creek CampgroundCamping0.5 mi
Fraser RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi- Vasquez RoadRock climbing3.1 mi
Saint Louis CreekCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.3 mi- Byers Creek CampgroundCamping4.2 mi
- Hurd Creek CragRock climbing5.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Upper IkoHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- UPPER ELK CREEKHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
ELK CREEK LOOPHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- D-2 TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Blue SkyHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: edcrowle, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Tipperary CreekHiking · ~3 min drive
- Upper Elk Creek TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- ZoomHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- DEAD HORSE LOOPHiking · ~3 min drive
- WTB TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Creekside Loop
Best months: June–August. 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°
11 wet
Feb
34° / 2°
10 wet
Mar
43° / 11°
9 wet
Apr
51° / 20°
8 wet
May
62° / 27°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 33°
6 wet
Jul
77° / 38°
9 wet
Aug
74° / 37°
10 wet
Sep
68° / 29°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 21°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 10°
8 wet
Dec
31° / -1°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fraser, CO, 2.2 mi away at 8,560 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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