Upper Sand Creek Trail

Sand Creek Basin

~0 min drive

Sand Creek Basin is part of the alpine watershed of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve. A longer drive and hike is required to reach these lakes and peaks, but the mountain scenery is worth the effort. Check with a ranger for conditions before travel. Snow may block these…

Crestolita Peak

~5 min drive

Route to the summit of Crestolita Peak (13,270 ft) from Upper South Colony Trailhead.

Horn Peak

~13 min drive

6.60-mile out-and-back trail to Horn Peak in Colorado, 3,150 ft gain.

Broken Hand Pass

~4 min drive

4.08-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest with 1,929 ft gain.

Little Sand Creek Lakes Trail

~5 min drive

4.84-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado with 2,212 ft elevation gain.

South Colony

~3 min drive

4.34-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado's Pike and San Isabel National Forests with 854 ft gain.

Crestone Needle

~5 min drive

Standard route to Crestone Needle (14,203 ft) from South Colony Lakes 4WD.

Cottonwood Creek Trail

~5 min drive

3.86-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado with 1,489 ft elevation gain

Rainbow Trail (FS1336)

~10 min drive

4.8-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado with 1,895 ft elevation gain and loss.

Marble Mtn.

~5 min drive

3.68-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado with 1,328 ft of elevation gain.