Owl Creek
Maps/GPS:
USGS 7.5' Map:	Gould, Jack Creek Ranch
Statistics:	Difficulty: Number: Miles: Altitude: Obstacles: Time: Easy 2 FR 792, FR793 8.10, 1.00 10,160 ft. NA 2-3 hours
County:	Jackson
Adopted by:
Managed by:	Routt National Forest, Parks Ranger District	100 N. Main (P.O. Box 158) Walden, Colorado 80480	(970)723-2700
Summary:	Owl Creek is an easy 4WD road that runs along the north side of Owl Mountain.
Attractions:	Camping
Seasonal Closure:	Agency - December 2 to June 30
Best Time:	July - Best August - Best September - Best October - Early snows possible
Trail Heads Accessed:
Camping:	There are dispersed sites at the east end of the road.
Base Camp:	This would be a good area to base camp and explore the roads around Owl Mountain.
Fall Colors:	Poor - Mostly pine forest.
Navigation:	Starting from east end From Walden, CO. head east on CO-14 E/6th Street toward Mc Kinley Street and go 0.2 miles. Turn right onto CO-14 E and go 20.8 miles. Turn right and go 0.2 miles. Continue on County Road 21 for 1.8 miles. Turn right onto Forest Road 792. Starting from west end From Walden, CO. head east on CO-14 E/6th Street toward Mc Kinley Street for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto CO-14 E and go 8.9 miles. Turn right onto County Road 25 and go 6.2 miles. Turn right onto County Road 27 and go 2.4 miles. Turn left onto a dirt road and go 0.31 miles. After crossing the cattle guard you will be on BLM2506, continue for 0.26 miles. At the intersection stay right to start BLM2502 and go 2.66 miles. After crossing a cattle guard you will be on Forest Road 792. From Rand CO. head east on CO-125 S toward County Road 54 for 0.2 miles. Turn left onto County Road 27 and go 5.9 miles. Continue onto County Road 27 for 1.7 miles. Turn right onto a dirt road and go 0.31 miles. After crossing the cattle guard you will be on BLM2506, continue for 0.26 miles. At the intersection stay right to start BLM2502 and go 2.66 miles. After crossing a cattle guard you will be on Forest Road 792.
History:
Description:
Starting from the east end off of the Teller Divide, FR740, road you will drive across a bridge over the South Fork of the Michigan River. The road will be about a lane and a half wide. You will head up the little valley of No Name Creek passing a campsite on the right. Further along the road you will come to an intersection on the right with FR793. At this intersection near the creek is another campsite where FR793 heads north west for about a mile. Stay to the left at the intersection and you will make a hairpin turn to the east followed by a wide curve that brings you over near La Fevre Creek before climbing higher up on the ridge and then continuing to following No Name Creek. The road will stay maintained as you climb higher along the north side of Owl Mountain. At another hairpin turn you will cross No Name Creek and continue west where you will come to another intersection. The road to the left is No Name Creek, FR790, road that will climb up to the top of Owl Mountain ridge. Stay to the right to continue. The road will continue through the forest and cross the head of Mill Creek at another curve. The road will come out into an area that has been thinned on the right side of the road. As you come back into the forest you will pass two spur roads on the left that are closed and only used to access other areas that have been thinned. Through a thinned area photo by: Adam M You will come to a curve to the left where another thinned area is on the right, and then you will drop down a bit and cross Owl Creek before heading back to the north. You will pass through another large thinned area before heading northwest. The road will continue through another very large thinned area that has some new growth. As you head back into the forest you will turn to the southwest and cross the Dry Fork of Owl Creek and then head back to the northwest. Looking back east photo by: Adam M The road will continue through thinned areas and forested areas as it heads northwest. You will come to a cattle guard which is where you leave Forest Service land and enter BLM land. After crossing the cattle guard you will be on Owl Mountain Road, BLM2502.
Data updated - March 25, 2023     4WD Road driven - September 7, 2022     Copyright 4X4Explore.com - 2000-2023