Avalanche Campground
Campground
Campground · 3.0 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Glenwood Springs
Perham Creek
- 8.7 mi
- round trip
- 1,484 ft
- climb
- 7,919 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Perham Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Limited parking at Snowmass Creek Trailhead
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Grizzly Creek Trail Closure
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · Order 2026-02 · USFS · White River National Forest
Ruedi Marina Day Use area Dump Station is CLOSED
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Asbestos safety closure - Camp Hale
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Perham Creek is a hard hike in Colorado's White River National Forest, within the Sopris Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back of about 8.7 miles, with a total elevation gain of 1,484 feet, taking you from a low point of about 6,700 feet to a high of about 7,920 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trailhead is called Perham Creek Trailhead. The route is natural-surfaced and allows horses, but not bikes. It works year-round, and Avalanche Campground sits about 3 miles away for anyone planning an overnight stay. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show July highs around 82°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. The Narrows climbing area is about 2 miles away, and the Parsnip Flat Road hike is about 2.4 miles off. Avalanche Campground and the Avalanche Creek paddling spot are both within about 7 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after - If it rains
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- The NarrowsRock climbing2.2 mi
- Parsnip Flat RoadHiking2.4 mi
- The GashRock climbing2.5 mi
- Avalanche CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Thompson CreekCanoeing3.5 mi
Carbondale / Crystal River KOACampingPhoto: EcoFlight, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.8 mi- AvalancheHiking3.9 mi
- Avalanche CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Hardscrabble LakeHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Lower Capital TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Mount SoprisHiking · ~11 min drive
- Clark PeakHiking · ~17 min drive
Rio Grande Soft Surface TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: Thad Roan from Littleton, CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Perham Creek
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
35° / 9°
11 wet
Feb
38° / 12°
10 wet
Mar
46° / 21°
11 wet
Apr
55° / 28°
11 wet
May
65° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
77° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
82° / 48°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 40°
9 wet
Oct
60° / 29°
9 wet
Nov
45° / 19°
9 wet
Dec
34° / 9°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Aspen Pitkin Co Ap, CO, 20.1 mi away at 7,720 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
