White River National Forest · Colorado

Last Chance Creek

2.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1945 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead Last Chance TH #1945 Drive there

Tellurium Lake TH #1917 the Forest Service's write-up

It is 4 miles to Tellurium Lake and then 2.8 more to the junction with Last Chance Creek trail. This trail is an easy trail to hike with lots of meadows with flowers. You can also access Woods Lake Trail, Last Chance Trail, Josephine Lake and Henderson Park.

Restrictions <ul><li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81113">Holy Cross Wilderness</a> regulations apply to areas within the Wilderness boundary</li><li>Dogs must be leashed&nbsp;</li></ul>

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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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.