The Colorado Fall Color XP

At Chicken Creek

 

September 29-30-October 1, 2023

We dropped the Virgin Outlaw ride for the 2023 season to be able to use the date for this new ride in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado.  We hope to hit the peak of the fall colors as the base camp is in a meadow surrounded by aspen trees.  One of the trails we use is called the Aspen Loop so it will be a beautiful ride on Aspen lined trails with outstanding views of the San Juans.  Don’t let the name fool you.  I don’t think the creek was named after some lowly domestic chicken, I think it was actually named after the Ptarmigan but that was before the internet offered spell checks and no one knew how to spell Ptarmigan. 

Directions:  Base camp is located north of Mancos, CO. Mancos is on Hwy 160 located between Durango and Cortez. From Hwy 160 in Mancos, turn north at the only stoplight in town onto Hwy 184. Follow 184 north for approximately one-half mile, then turn right onto the paved road toward Jackson Lake. Continue 7.6 miles to the campground in the meadow on your left. The turn off to the camp is just past the second cattle guard, which is the one with the loading chute for the cattle corrals on the left.

Location for Health Certificates: Forest Road 561 at Doc Lowell Flat, Mancos, Colorado.

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