Los Pinos
- 7.9 mi
- round trip
- 838 ft
- climb
- 11,720 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Los Pinos open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rio Grande National Forest. It doesn't name Los Pinos, so check the source for the area it covers.
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering Rio Grande National Forest · USFS · Rio Grande National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Rio Grande National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Los Pinos is a 7.9-mile out-and-back hike in the South San Juan Wilderness, part of the Conejos Peak Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado. The trail climbs from about 10,400 feet to about 11,700 feet, a gain of 838 feet, and is rated hard. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is natural-surfaced and open to horses. The trailhead is at Rio de los Pinos, and the route is open year-round. The closest neighbor is the Flat hike, about 0.3 miles away, with Red Lake and the Red Lake Cutoff both within about 2 miles. For an overnight base, Trujillo Meadows Campground sits about 4.8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Pagosa Riverside Campground29 mi away
- Pagosa Pines RV Park32 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- FlatHiking0.3 mi
- RED LAKE CUTOFFHiking1.8 mi
- Red LakeHiking2.1 mi
- Elk CreekCanoeing3.3 mi
- Trujillo Meadows Boating SiteLake fishing4.3 mi
- Trujillo Meadows CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- Dispersed CampingCamping5 mi
- Spectacle Lake CampgroundCamping6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
NotchHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
No Name LakeHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- FlatHiking · Next door
- Archuleta TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
Duck LakeHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Hidden Lake TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- West Fork Rio ChamaHiking · ~6 min drive
- Roaring Gulch East TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
- Red LakeHiking · ~4 min drive
Valdez TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: JustTooLazy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
