Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Rock Creek

4.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1000.1 · trail class 4 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead Rock Creek Trailhead Drive there

Crater Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Crater Lake Trailhead provides access to Crater Lake and the Rock Creek Trail from Forest Road 113 approximately 2 miles north of Deep Creek Campground. It is located in the Snowy Range and is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District.

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Rock Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

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The Rock Creek Trailhead, located outside of Arlington, WY, accesses the northern end of the Rock Creek Trail. The out and back trail is popular with day hikers and mountain bikers. Horse travel is not advised due to the narrow trail, frequent rock slides, and very steep drop offs. This area is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District and is found in the Snowy Range.

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Rock Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

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This Trailhead serves as an access point for the Teepee Creek Trail No. 1173. This 4.4 mile trail crosses Rock Creek and begins climbing Teepee Creek before meeting with the Rock Creek Loop to access Trail No. 1000 ( see bike trail map ). Trail No. 1173 then continues up Teepee Creek and crosses Forest Road 263 before terminating at the Teepee Creek Trailhead .

Parking is very limited at this location. Additional parking and a restroom can be found at Rock Creek Recreation Area .

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About this trail's facts

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.