State Park
Illinois River Trailhead
Routt National Forest · Walden, CO
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- Address:Walden, CO
About
Informal trailhead with limited parking and no facilities but access to many miles of roads and trails for OHV travel as well as high elevation access to CDNST and Never Summer Wilderness. Illinois River TH is located in the Troublesome Area and is managed by the Parks Ranger District.
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Campground Rules
- No campfires allowed
In this park
Trails at Routt National Forest
Nipple Peak Trail
Colorado
7.9 mi1,640 ftgain
Difficulty: Expert
Main Fork Trail
Colorado
2.4 mi141 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy
Elkhorn Trail
Colorado
0.6 mi10 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy
Fish Creek Trail
Colorado
0.2 mi
Gardner Park Wildlife Trail
Colorado
0.2 mi
Haystack Mountain Road
Colorado
0.2 mi59 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy
Within ~30 miles
Trails near Illinois River Trailhead
Fairview Mountain to Bowen Pass
Colorado
7.2 mi3,015 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Difficult
Illinois River Trail
Colorado
4.5 mi1,578 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Difficult
Jack Park Trail
Colorado
2.0 mi305 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Illinois Pass Trail
Colorado
1.2 mi289 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Jack Park
Colorado
0.4 mi135 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Never Summer
Colorado
6.2 mi2,470 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Expert
Hunt context
Hunting units around this campground
During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Colorado hunting page
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