Wheeler Basin Site 2
Campground
Campground · 2.4 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near South Fork
West Bellows
- 10.5 mi
- round trip
- 2,216 ft
- climb
- 10,911 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago
Is West Bellows open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rio Grande National Forest. It doesn't name West Bellows, 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.
West Bellows is a 10.47-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado managed by the Rio Grande National Forest. The route gains 2,216 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 10,911 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Mountain Pizza & Taproom
Restaurant
On your way back · 15 miIf it rains Quiller Gallery
Gallery
Gallery · 6.2 mi from South Fork
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in South ForkLocal outfitters
- Blue Creek Lodge4 mi away
- Grizzly RT RV Park33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Wheeler Basin Site 2Camping2.4 mi
Farmers CreekHikingPhoto: aspidoscelis, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)3.1 mi- Wheeler Baisin Site 3Camping3.2 mi
- WheelerHiking3.3 mi
Wason Park Cut-OffHikingPhoto: snowpeak, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Rio GrandeRiver fishing3.8 mi
Blue Creek Lodge & RV ParkCampingPhoto: Tim Engleman from Saxonburg, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.2 mi- Wagon Wheel Gap OverlookHiking4.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Farmers CreekHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: aspidoscelis, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- Wason Park Cut-OffHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: snowpeak, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Benito CreekHiking · ~13 min drive
- La Garita Sd. TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
- Dry Gulch TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: aspidoscelis, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
Wheeler LoopHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: C. K. Hartman, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- MIDDLE FORK CUTOFFHiking · ~14 min drive
- Miner's Creek TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
RaspberryHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: dsearls, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Wagon Wheel Gap OverlookHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit West Bellows
Best months: June and 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° / 2°
7 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
7 wet
Mar
42° / 12°
7 wet
Apr
48° / 19°
7 wet
May
58° / 27°
8 wet
Jun
68° / 34°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 40°
15 wet
Aug
70° / 39°
15 wet
Sep
64° / 33°
11 wet
Oct
55° / 23°
7 wet
Nov
43° / 13°
5 wet
Dec
34° / 2°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Maria Rsvr, CO, 15.9 mi away at 9,687 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
