Deadman Road

2800

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/16/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

On this trip I took Deadman Road to Forest Service Road #319, which is marked as Waypoint 15. The photos are actually taken along FS 319. There are some terrific vistas of the Medicine Bow range, open meadows, creeks and lots of dispersed camping. Trails Offroad should probably consider adding FS 319 to its list of reviewd trails.

Trail Review: Deadman Road - Richard Casey

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John

Official Crew

42700

Open

Visited: 07/12/2023

This trail is open for the season!

NB

1000

Open

Visited: 07/03/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

South gate is open, so I believe the road is open for the season. Only went as far as Sand Creek Pass so I cannot confirm the north gate is open. Fairly rutten is spots, but otherwise normal conditions for Deadman.

Richard Casey

2800

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 06/25/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Took a ride on Deadman Road on my way to Sand Creek Pass road. Easy, well maintained road. I often take this road to get to numerous other trails along the way. Plenty of dispersed camping. Terrific panoramic view of the Medicine Bow range around waypoint 15.

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Chuck wolfe

100

Seasonal Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/14/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Gate closed @ Waypoint 5

John

Official Crew

42700

Seasonal Closure

Visited: 12/15/2022

This trail is closed for the season

Paul Stone

3100

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 10/02/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Nice road with some good views. Lots of camping and to other trail heads. Take the side trip to the fire lookout, it’s really cool. Easy road.

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Richard DIILIO

300

Open

Visited: 08/10/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Easy trail with an amazing amount of stacked logged trees and slash piles. Some scattered nice distinct views of the Medicine Bow Mountains. Views of the Laramie River Valley was a beautiful treat at the western end of the road. One draw back is some delays in getting to the trailhead around Red Feather lakes due to intermittent one way travel from road paving.

Ronnie Porter

200

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/08/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Really nice easy trail with some great views. There were a couple a spots with very shallow puddles so I was able to get the truck dirty.

Jesse Almanrode

6600

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/23/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Open and always nice views to be seen!

Michele Strough

2250

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/03/2022

Maintained dirt road with plenty of offshoots to explore. There are a lot of dispersed camping areas along this road.

John

Official Crew

42700

Open

Visited: 06/17/2022

According to the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, this trail is open for the season!

Todd

Official Crew

117100

Seasonal Closure

Visited: 12/22/2021

Closed for the season! See you next year!

David Bauer

700

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/25/2021

Road is open now all the way through. Deadman was used as a fire break for the Cameron Peak fire so there are a lot of trees cut along the road. We also ran into a bit of logging truck traffic but not a lot of recreational users on a Wednesday. Definitely some nice views towards the end.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Temporary Closure

Visited: 08/14/2020

A large forest fire near Cameron Pass has this trail closed for a while. The fire is called the Cameron Peak fire. You can track information about the fire at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ As of 08-14-2020, the USFS has a closure order in place for much of the upper Poudre Canyon. Here is a map of the closed areas. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd780833.pdf

John

Official Crew

42700

Open

Visited: 06/17/2020

According to the MVUM, Deadman Road is officially open

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Seasonal Closure

Visited: 06/03/2020

Although this road typically opens on June 1st each year, there is still significant snow in the northern Colorado mountains. Larimer County Has announced that the Deadman area should open around June 30 this year.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/11/2018

The vicinity around Deadman Road has seen significant snow fall over the past few weeks. We drove several trails today and I was surprised by the amount of snow that has fallen here. Although this road sees a lot of hunting traffic this time of the season, not all drivers will feel comfortable plowing through the 1-2' of snow on the road. This road is slated to be open until December 1st when it will close for the season. Until then, snow and winter conditions will challenge drivers.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/21/2018

After completing the Green Ridge Trail, we came out onto Deadman Road at Waypoint 15. As we headed back east, we noticed that most of the snow from a storm nearly 10 days earlier was still packed on the road. In areas where the sun peaks through and hits the road, slushy conditions forced speeds to be somewhat slower than typical for this road. Although this road is usually open until December 1st each year, snow conditions are going to impact the area through November. Be prepared for the winter driving conditions and drive with care.

David Main

900

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 09/02/2018

Great access road to all of the other interesting roads in the vicinity. Pretty heavily washboarded in many areas. It was very dry and dusty. Most of the disbursed camping areas were occupied by a surprising number of very large camping trailers -- even fifth wheels. That said, traffic on Labor Day overall wasn't excessive.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Seasonal Closure

Visited: 12/04/2017

This trail is now closed for the season

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Open

Visited: 07/09/2017

Deadman Road is open and in good shape. Because of the dry conditions, dust is a concern while driving. With many blind corners and dusty conditions, please drive carefully. Most off-road trails in the vicinity are open. Although mostly dry, some trails have isolated standing water resulting in some patchy mud conditions. The connecting trail, Green Ridge Road is still closed because of downfall blocking much of the trail. The Forest Service is working on clearing the path.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Open

Visited: 10/23/2016

It is clear that the winter season is starting to affect the higher elevations of Deadman Road. Several recent snow storms have hit the area in mid-October. At about mile marker 7, snow covers the road and I can be slick at times. Because daytime highs have been near 50 degrees, the road surface is slushy during the day, but refreezes in the evening. Please use caution.

R W

1900

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 09/18/2016

When it's open, this is a great trail that any 2WD can do. The road is very dry and dusty, and some areas have washboards that will jar your bones apart. This is a great road for Aspen viewing in the fall. The highlight of this trip is checking out the fire tower. The amount of 5th wheel trailers in all of the dispersed campsites was insane.

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