Trail Information and Road Conditions | Maroon Creek Valley

Join Darlene Liss, volunteer Forest Ambassador, on Wednesdays at the Maroon Bells Visitor Center for hands-on exploration
of wild things.

Take the Forest Conservancy Conservation Pledge to earn a Smokey Bear Junior Ranger pin.

DO YOU LIKE TO SHOP?
Click here to find out how you can support
the Forest Conservancy while you shop!

about us | volunteering | find a trail | e-naturalist cafe | quick links

Home | Contact Us

Smokey Bear educates the public about preventing forest fires.

BUCKSKIN PASS #1975

Back to the trails list

Trail: Buckskin Pass #1975

Region: Maroon Creek Valley

Difficulty: difficult

Description: A very popular but steep day hike often used as a starting point for extended backpacking trips into the wilderness. Great views of Maroon Bells, Pyramid Peak, and Snowmass Lake are offered. Overnight camping is available in Minnehaha Gulch. Camping is prohibited in the alpine meadow and not available until the other side of Buckskin Pass.

Directions: From mid-June through September Maroon Creek Road beyond the T-Lazy Seven Ranch is closed from 8:30 am to 5:00 PM. You will need to take a shuttle from Aspen Highlands Ski Area. Ask Forest Service visitor information personnel for bus schedule info and September road closure hours. If you get an early start drive 1/2 of a mile west of Aspen on Highway 82 to the Roundabout. Go around the Roundabout and turn right on Maroon Creek Road. Drive 9-1/2 miles to the Day Use parking lot at Maroon Lake. Backpackers may use the road at any time. Stop at the Forest Service Entrance Station to pick up a pass for overnight use in the Overnight parking lot at the lake. If the lot is full you can park 1/4 mile down the road at the West Maroon parking lot.

Map: Maroon Bells

Site Design by: Unleashed Designs