Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming
Trailhead Deer Creek Trailhead Drive there
Free · season June to October
This trail passes through lodgepole pine, aspen and lush meadows, providing access into the interior of the Deer Creek Roadless Area. The area is vibrant with wildflowers and a diverse species of wildlife. This area is a primary elk calving ground.
Restrictions No motorized use.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.