Anyone know of any wheelin near estes park. Or even close to Fort Collins. I'm newer to Fort Collins and I'm going through withdrawls because its been a while since I've been out to play. I've got a pretty Stock BKO, Stock SUS. but it sits on 35's. Lookin for something pretty challenging but also something also somewhat easier to just go for a drive and play once and a while. Thanks

The better roads in Larmer county are listed, with their status, at http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/conditions/forest-roads/clrd/index.shtml

Get a Roosevelt National Forest map at Jax or REI to find locations. There are many more than those listed.

From Estes, there is Pierson Park and Pole Hill Road, both closed now I believe. Johnny Park is a little ways south of Estes. In Big Thompson Canyon, there is Storm Mtn just outside Drake, but it's also closed or impassable. There are several roads in Buckhorn Canyon, Old Ballard Road is open year round and popular for snow bashing. Sevenmile , near Rustic in Poudre Canyon, is a popular snow bashing trail and is open except during runoff in April and May. Crown Point Road, which comes off of Pingree Park Road in Poudre Canyon, also offers great snow bashing near the top. All these are pretty easy to find on the National Forest map.

Hey thanks man! Can't wait till I can get out and play

I'm in Fort Collins too, once I fix what happened today at Carnage Canyon I would like to take another trip through Johnny Park, pretty easy but can get challenging. Give me a few weeks.

Go to 4x4trail.net.
Kelly Flats, Moody/Crystall Mnt are up there.

Where's Carnage Canyon at? I wouldn't mind checking it out. I can't wait for kelly flats to open. I took a drive up the poudre last weekend and found kelly flats but its still closed. Beautiful drive up there though. Anyone gone through seven mile?

Where's Carnage Canyon at? I wouldn't mind checking it out. I can't wait for kelly flats to open. I took a drive up the poudre last weekend and found kelly flats but its still closed. Beautiful drive up there though. Anyone gone through seven mile?

Two or three times a year, summer and winter. Kinda boring and rough in the summer, damn fun in the winter.

Carnage is off what is 36 in Boulder. Pretty easy to find. It is a somewhat difficult trail. I know a guy in a stock Bronco that made it, but not without some body damage.

Carnage is off what is 36 in Boulder. Pretty easy to find. It is a somewhat difficult trail. I know a guy in a stock Bronco that made it, but not without some body damage.

If you are in a stock bronco, I would recommend the part of the trail that is called "left hand canyon." I believe the entrance is the same to both trails, but once you get up a ways you can either keep going straight or turn left. The trail going straight looks pretty rough, and I only say lifted jeeps attempting it. So, I went left, and made it most of the way up in my pretty much stock bronco. I have ran that trail three times, twice in my bronco and once in an old scout. The trail was in pretty good shape this year. Although, there is one spot on the trail that you have to be very careful of if you dont want body damage. The scout suffered some nice damage from a tree on that part. Here are a couple pics of when we almost rolled it...

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/500584/fullsize/dsc03564.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/500585/fullsize/dsc03566.jpg

I have also ran sevenmile in both the winter and summer. Probably about the same difficulty. It is a nice trail. check my supermotors page for some pics of that trip.

I know about LHC, but was with a big group when I attempted Carnage so I kept with them. Carnage is pretty rough for a stocker. Lockers are highly recommended.

We're going to have to get together and go sometime to any of them. My bko is stock except it sits on 35's, I've been able to get through some pretty gnarly stuff when I would go wheeling with my old roomate, he's got a 76 chevy P/U with a 6"lift and sits on 37's. Thats was when I had my 31's on and I still kept up with him pretty well. Haven't done too much wheeling with my 35's so I wat to see how It'll do, pretty sure 4 lo will be used a lot more. I'm not too overly worried about body damage, I try to be carefull but shit happens and you get over it.

Carnage does have a couple tough spots :toothless The bypasses can be pretty tough, too.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/286701/fullsize/carnage4.jpg

aww man .. seeing this makes me home sick :cry

ya had to go and throw pics of Left Hand in there .. didn't ya :doh0715:

aww man .. seeing this makes me home sick :cry

ya had to go and throw pics of Left Hand in there .. didn't ya :doh0715:

haha, yeah.

Wow, seeing some of these pics makes me want to try this stuff. I'm a CO native that's owned a bone-stock Bronco for 2 days.. The last vehicle I had on a dirt path was a Lexus LS-400... Think I should go try Carnage? :goodfinge: Somehow I see disaster in my future ;)

Not disaster, just minor setback resulting in room for upgrades.