White River National Forest · Colorado

Acorn Creek Trail

2.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 71 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Acorn Creek TH #71 Drive there

Acorn Creek TH #71 the Forest Service's write-up

This trail offers the hiker solitude as well as an excellent opportunity to view wildlife. You will hike through beautiful Aspen groves, sagebrush meadows, and forests of spruce and fir trees before reaching the ridge line of the Williams Fork Range. Approximately 1.7 miles from the trailhead you will come to the Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness boundary. You will enjoy spectacular views of the rugged Gore Range throughout your day. This is also a wonderful trail to view the Aspen trees change color in the fall and is one of the first trails to melt out in the spring and be clear of snow.

Restrictions <ul><li>Closed to Motorized/Mechanized travel.</li><li>Open&nbsp;to hiking and horseback riding<br /><br /><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81117">Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness </a>regulations apply to areas within the Wilderness boundary.</li></ul>

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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.