Coffee Pot Road

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4.7/5 (23 reviews)
Dotsero, Colorado (Eagle County)
Last Updated: 08/07/2023

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Highlights

Coffee Pot Road is a beautiful and scenic drive that snakes its way up the southern edge of the Flattops, beginning at the Colorado River and ending at the famous Flat Tops Wilderness of the White River National Forest. Coffee Pot Road traverses a beautiful landscape, offering incredible views of surrounding mountains, forests, deep canyons, valleys, and stunning high-alpine lakes. After tackling an easy yet white-knuckle ascent, you will find endless opportunities for adventure and fun, with countless 4x4 trails, tons of fishing holes, hiking trails, wildlife viewing, and genuinely epic campsites that embody the Colorado spirit. Coffee Pot Road is undoubtedly of those drives you can't find anywhere else.


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Trail Reviews

4.7/5 (23)
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/19/2023

This is a great drive for the scenery. Don't miss the well-marked gorge overlook. Have lunch at one of the many lakes. The meadows are beautiful and you may run into a herd of sheep. Most of the road can be done by any stock vehicle.
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/13/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

This is definitely a long and remote road, but its WOW factor is off the charts! The camping is totally awesome, but be warned... the sites near the lakes have hoards of relentless mosquitoes this year, and the dry alpine sites had tons of annoying bites flies. So pick your poison. If you have a high clearance, 4wd capable vehicle, the drive to the very end is 100% worth the roughness. Views back there are EPIC! I hope to revisit next year and stay at the lodge.
Trail Review: Coffee Pot Road - Ryan Boudreau
Trail Review: Coffee Pot Road - Ryan Boudreau
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Visited: 06/28/2023

Road is open for the season
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Partially Open
Visited: 06/06/2023

The road is open up to the Crane Park Area at 19.5 mile marker. Expect variable conditions and snow past the Deep Creek Overlook at Mile Marker 13.5. On 6/21, the road opens from Crane Park to Budges Resort - all snow dependent.
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Seasonal Closure
Visited: 11/24/2022

Closed for the season! See you next year!

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