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Cataract Gulch Trailhead

Location

San Juan Mountains
37.900832° N, -107.432856° W
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Road Difficulty

1 (0=Paved, 6=Very Difficult 4WD)

Driving Directions

From Lake City, drive about 2 miles south on Colorado 149 and turn right on County Road 30 toward Lake San Cristobal and Cinnamon Pass. Drive 12.1 miles to a Y-junction and turn left onto County Road 35. Continue another 1.2 miles to the Cataract Gulch Trailhead.

Winter Access

Plowed to the trailhead.

Status Updates
2020-12-30 Posted By: Squirrellysquirrel Info: Plowed to TH, big bank of snow blocking the remainder of road. AWD/FWD accessible.		3
2020-12-14 Posted By: Squirrellysquirrel Info: Plowed, accessible with AWD/FWD. Bathroom unlocked.
2020-11-26 Posted By: Squirrellysquirrel Info: Road is plowed to Cataract TH, accessible with 2WD... might be a bit icy in spots. A small snow burm blocks access to Cuba TH.
2020-10-11 Posted By: Trotter Info: Accessible by any 2wd car. Immediately past TH, goes 4WD
2020-02-29 Posted By: supranihilest Info: Plowed to the trailhead - I can’t say whether this is always the case or not, but it was this time around. The road is icy, snowy, and muddy in spots but wasn’t a problem in my Civic. There’s a bathroom at the Cataract Gulch Trailhead and it was unlocked and stocked with toilet paper.