Spillway Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Guffey
Overlook
Photo: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 748 ft
- climb
- 9,330 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 3 h ago
Is Overlook open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
National Forest Service Road 8 closure
Agency alert covering South Park Ranger District · Order 02-12-10-26-13 · USFS · South Park Ranger District
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Overlook is a 1-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado's Pike and San Isabel National Forests, within the South Park Ranger District. The trail rises about 750 feet from a low point of 8,480 feet to a high point of 9,330 feet. It is an easy walk on a natural surface trail, and bikes are allowed. The most comfortable months are typically June through September. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake George, about 0.2 miles away, put July highs near 77°F with lows around 46°F, while September cools to about 69°F with fewer wet days. The trail sits about half a mile from Spillway Campground and the Pine Cone Dome climbing area, with Cove Campground and The Icebox climbing area also within a mile.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCripple Creek District Museum
Museum
Museum · 20 mi from GuffeyHistory museum in Cripple Creek, Colorado
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (commons)
More in GuffeyLocal outfitters
- Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway20 mi away
- Broadmoor Outfitters35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Spillway CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Pine Cone DomeRock climbing0.5 mi
- Cove CampgroundCamping0.5 mi
- The IceboxRock climbing0.6 mi
- Midland TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Backcountry CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- Black Bear TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Colorado Midland RailroadCanoeing3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Sawmill-Boulder TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Hornbek Wildlife LoopHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Platte SpringsHiking · ~21 min drive
Boulder Creek TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Cabin Creek TrailHiking · ~25 min drivePhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- LongwaterHiking · ~21 min drive
- Petrified Forest LoopHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Hammer Homestead TrailHiking · ~25 min drivePhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Nobel Cabin TrailHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Midland TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Overlook
Best months: May–September. 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
33° / -1°
4 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
4 wet
Mar
44° / 13°
5 wet
Apr
51° / 23°
6 wet
May
60° / 32°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 46°
11 wet
Aug
74° / 45°
12 wet
Sep
69° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 26°
4 wet
Nov
44° / 15°
4 wet
Dec
33° / 2°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake George 8 Sw, CO, 0.2 mi away at 8,550 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
