Rabbit Ears Pass
Rabbit Ears Pass is located in Routt National Forest in Northern Colorado. Rabbit Ears Pass has excellent trails that span Grand, Jackson and Routt counties. The trails are located North and South of Rabbit Ears Pass (Highway 40) and North of Gore Pass located West of Kremmling. Steamboat Springs and Kremmling are the closest towns to the Trailheads. more info
Rabbit Ears Pass is located approximately 150 miles Northwest of Denver and can be accessed by driving West on Interstate 70 to Silverthorne. Take Highway 9 North 38 miles to Kremmling, and then Highway 40 North 33 miles to Rabbit Ears Pass.
Tourists and travelers enjoy the beautiful drive over Rabbit Ear Pass on U.S. Highway 40, and camping facilities are located near the highway and at the other spots throughout the Forest. Years ago, the "ears"- stone pinnacles near the pass - were landmarks for Indians and later mountain men, trappers, and settlers.
Atop Rabbit Ears Pass, the Routt National Forest has three developed campgrounds with easy on and off access to U.S. Rt. 40. Walton Creek and Meadows campgrounds are better suited for campers in tent or soft-sided trailers and those who would like to try their luck at fishing in a nearby stream. Dumont Lake campground sits at the edge of a high meadow overlooking the wide expanse of the gentle rolling meadow lands well away from the traffic noise of U.S. Rt. 40. A number of large pull-through sites should be able to accommodate even the largest of rigs. With few trees, privacy could be a problem except the sites are so widely spaced neighbors are rarely seen.
A caution to "lowland" visitors to the Routt National Forest - most of its campgrounds are at or above 8,000 feet. If you are not used to the altitude you may experience some form of High Altitude Sickness.
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