Colorado · Hiking

Shaw Creek

13.6 mi
round trip
3,842 ft
climb
11,321 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun, Sep
best months

Is Shaw Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Shaw Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Shaw Creek is a hard out-and-back hike of about 13.6 miles in the Pagosa Ranger District of Colorado's San Juan National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail climbs from a low of about 8,200 feet to a high of about 11,300 feet, with an elevation gain of about 3,842 feet. Bikes and horses are allowed on the natural-surface route. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs in the low 70s to around 72°F in July, though that station sits roughly 1,600 feet below the trail's high point. The station also records more wet days in July and August, about 15 each month, than in winter, when highs stay in the mid-30s. The trail is open seasonally from June 1 to September 30. Falls Creek lies about a mile away, and Weminuche is about 2.4 miles off. Teal Campground is about 4.4 miles away, and Williams Creek Campground is about 5 miles away.

Local outfitters

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