Seep Springs OHV Area- BLM Road 5830

Visited this area to check out the trails after going to Cañon city. Nothing wild, just a fun easy trail. Keep an eye out for livestock on your way in - lots of ranches in the area. I ran it in my slightly modified Subaru Outback. Overall a great place for beginners or just for fun!

I visited BLM Road 5830 with a small crew from Colorado Land Cruisers. The road is in good condition as it appears that the BLM has done some smoothing/leveling on the south end (from County Road 69 to the Colorado Chill Spot (Stone House) at Waypoint 7.

Nice little dirt road to connect up shelf road and phantom canyon while staying off pavement as much as possible. Just a decent dirt road with no issues.

Was trying Braille method to connect to Shelf Road. Found this road in error. Fun though. I will return.

Dry and dusty. This is an easy dirt road with picnic and camping opportunities until WP4, then medium washouts, small ledges and short rock gardens are scattered along the trail until the end. Only ran into a few OHV on a quiet Sunday.

Gate is Closed at Waypoint #4, snow and muddy from #3-#4 so it must be worse pass the gate? But still a beautiful day and found other things to do at the lower areas and red rock. Only saw 3 other vehicles.

Trail was open and without any snow nor ice at this time of the year. Bumpy in some rocky spots but bot enough were you need to air down. Some nice scenic rock formations on this trail. Might come back with the family as there are some good picnic spots along the way.

Clear and dry on an unseasonably warm day. Trails are in good shape.

Pretty much all washboard grated dirt road until Waypoint 4/5. We only went this far as all the campsites were either taken or not flat enough for my Tacoma w/ RTT. Ended up going to the trails north of here as they're difficult for your normal Subaru camper, not a single person up there instead of this crowded spot.

Nice trail system not to far from home. I would rate it easy vs. moderate as there are only a few places to engage 4 lo and the obstacles are easy to navigate. Good beginner area and watch for the motorcycles and ATVs, they have trails that intersect the roads.

Did this trail on Labor Day weekend in the Grand Cherokee that we’ve owned for about 4 days. Pleasantly surprised as to how well it did on this not very hard trail. We did the entire loop of Phantom Canyon, Seep Springs and County Road 69 from Canon City out to Victor and Cripple Creek and back to Canon City again. Love the scenic trails.

The Seep Springs area is clear and dry. The air is a little hazy with the proximity to the wildfire outside of Salida.

Ran this trail as part of a scenic route from Colorado Springs to Canon City. ("Shelf Road" to "Seep Springs/BLM5830" to "Fremont County Road 69- Seep Springs OHV Connector") This trail, DRY, pushed the limits of what my Stock 2017 Subaru Outback can handle, especially fully loaded with 2 weeks of camping gear! My Outback has 7-8" of clearance with full after market skid plates, and if it were not for the skid plates, I am certain I would have a new oil pan on order. Up to way point 4, the trail is easy and we certainly were lulled into a false sense of thinking this was an "easy" trail. As soon as we went through the BLM gate, that all changed! The trail was a bit of a challenge for a stock vehicle but it was FUN! I was driving this time, so not many pics, only some dashcam footage. I would only recommend for a high clearance vehicle

Covered this trail today in a lightly-modded rental JKU on vacation with the family. Beautiful views and just enough “trail” to introduce the kids to off-road in a fun way. Also mild enough that I didn’t feel like I was being abusive to the rental (or putting a deposit/insurance . Great trail for visitors looking for a diversion in the Cañon City/Royal Gorge area, and clearly there is a lot more to this network than we were able to fully explore. Thanks to trailsoffroad.com I never would have found it on my own!

Great trail to hit after Shelf Road heading south. Starting to get a little muddy and some packed snow in the shaded areas. Nice easy 4wd trail.

Spectacular

Went in the west side from Fremont County Road 69 and drove several BLM Roads in the area. Greg mapped two additional roads that will be added soon, 5830F and 5830G.