Can you cross Rollins Pass?

While you can access Rollins Pass either from the East Portal by Rollinsville, south of Nederland, or via the West Portal by Winter Park, you can’t continue all the way in a passenger vehicle, crossing the continental divide. You cannot drive the whole route from Rollinsville to Winter Park, or vice-versa.

How long is Rollins Pass?

23.9 mile
Rollins Pass is a 23.9 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Rollinsville, Colorado that features a lake and is rated as moderate.

Is Jenny Creek Trail open?

This trail crosses private land and is not open for use when Eldora Mountain Resort is closed to the public. Access in the summer is only available from the Rollins Pass Road. The Jenny Creek Trail keeps climbing, finally reaching Yankee Doodle Lake on the Rollins Pass Road.

How long does it take to drive over Boreas Pass?

The 22-miles drive leads you from Como in Park County, up over an 11,481-foot summit, down into Summit County and Breckenridge. Pronounced Bore-ays, Boreas Pass is a stunning hour long drive through Colorado’s central Rockies, connecting Park and Summit counties.

What happened to the road over Rollins Pass?

The road over the Rollins Pass (a.k.a. Corona Pass) features some steep sections. From 1955-1979, Rollins Pass served as a complete road over the mountain pass for automobiles until a rock fall in Needle’s Eye tunnel in 1979 closed the path over the pass.

Can You Drive to Rollins Pass in Colorado?

Set high in the Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado, the pass can be traveled by regular 2WD (although 4WD high-clearance vehicles fare better) automobile in the summer in good weather, or by snowmobilein the winter. The East Rollins Pass road is a maintained Forest Service gravel road.

How to get to Rollins Pass from Winter Park?

The road up to the pass on the western side from Winter Park is in good condition starting from US Route 40 in Winter Park, and can be traveled by regular 2wd automobile in the summer in good weather, or by snowmobile in the winter. The road over the Rollins Pass (a.k.a. Corona Pass) features some steep sections.

Are Dogs Allowed on Rollin pass?

Rollins Pass is a 14.4 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Rollinsville, Colorado that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for mountain biking and off road driving and is best used from June until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.