About this campground
The Meadow Mountain trail begins just south of the Holy Cross Ranger Station off Hwy 24 and ends at the line shack and top of the Whiskey Creek trail: This trail is an old forest road and climbs gradually through large open meadows, with relics of old cabins and corrals, and some aspen and spruce-fir forest near the top. The line shack is a small cabin that lies at the end of the trail. The line shack offers a good place for lunch and a vantage point of some views of the Gore Range and Beaver Creek ski area. Evidence of old ski runs shows that this was once an old ski area. * View a printable Recreation Quicksheet for this trail which is complete with directions, a map, details, and other information about this trail.
Getting there
Travel west on I-70 to Exit 171 for Minturn, Leadville, and Hwy 24. Exit here and turn right (south). Just past the interstate, there is a large parking lot on the right. The trail begins from the south end of the parking lot near the white house. WINTER MAP: Click here for a geo-referenced map for winter use in the Meadow Mountain and Grouse Creek area. Over-snow motorized use is allowed during the winter travel season of November 23 - May 20. See Winter MVUMs for more info. If you download the free Avenza Maps app on your phone, you can open the map in Avenza to see where you are on this map.
Activities
- HIKING
- BIKING
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