Sarvis Creek Trail - Steamboat Springs, CO

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Sarvis Creek Trail


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From the east end of the parking area, Sarvis Creek Trail begins it's ascent on the side of a spruce covered hill overlooking Sarvis Creek. Visitors will pass through stands of aspen and enter dense spruce-fir at an elevation of 7,800 feet (mile 1.2). The trail levels out until crossing Sarvis Creek.

At mile 2.6, visitors will encounter a rocky area where the creek runs underground for several hundred yards. The trail ascends again, passing through a series of small parks along the stream's edge. At mile 7.5 the trail finally leaves the main drainage, crosses lodgepole pine covered hills and connects with Buffalo Park and Forest Road 100.

This 1.5 mile trail is located within the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest. The beginning elevation is 7,004 feet and the ending elevation is 9,409 feet.

Facilities: Restrooms are available at the West Portal of Sarvis Creek Trail. Other facilities can be found in Yampa.

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted to hike Sarvis Creek Trail.

Best Time To Visit: Sarvis Creek Trail is open from June through November.

Fees: There are no fees to hike this trail.

Accessibility: This area is not handicap accessible.

Rules: Pets must be restrained or on a leash at all times while in developed recreation areas.

Directions: To get to Sarvis Creek Trail from Steamboat Springs:

West Portal - Follow State Highway 131, to County Road 14. Follow 14 east, 4 miles to County Road 18 at Stagecoach State Park. Follow 18 to trailhead at Sarvis Creek State Wildlife Area, 3.2 miles.

East Portal - Follow State Highway 131 to Yampa, 9.3 miles south from Yampa, to State Highway 134. Follow 134 east for 11 miles to Forest Road 250. Follow 250 north, 9.0 miles to Forest Road 100. Follow 100 north 8.5 miles to trailhead.

Address

Rout National Forest-Yampa Ranger District

300 Roselawn Ave.

P.O. Box 7

Yampa, Colorado 80483

Phone
General: (970) 638-4516
Fax: (970) 638-4635
TTY: (307) 745-2307

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