Texas Creek BLM Road 6040

Major pinstripes. Great views though

Pretty fun area to check out if you live close. I think the ratings pretty accurate. Way points 5/6 is a Little rocky n steep but wide enough to pick specific lines if your in a stock truck. Nice views if you take it all the way back. Few narrow shelf like areas but they are relatively short and not that tight. You will definitely get some shrubbery love on this one but it wasn't ridiculous in the jeep. Lot of atv traffic & some interesting side roads off it to check out.

Fun trail that climbs to some good views. Found camping at waypoint 8 spur. Trail is rocky and narrow in spots, saw dozens of quads, bikes and SxS but only saw one other truck the two days we were there and he decided to turn around pretty early on due to trail being narrow.

Made the trip down to Texas Creek OHV Area with friends from Colorado Land Cruisers (Colorado Springs). Between WP2 and WP3 there are some narrow spots as that little canyon wash has weathered. Further uphill, at WP5 the road has been "braided" by SxS vehicles trying to avoid the rocks. Pity. Drive over the rocks, it's not difficult--a stock 4x4 in 4LO has no problem with good line selection.

Stock JL Unlimited w/ 33" KO2s I aired down, and highly recommend doing so, as the trail is quite rocky during the main ascent to Table Mountain. One tricky obstacle/section right after a switchback that requires some tire placement, otherwise fairly straightforward though somewhat slow going. UTV traffic not too bad due to rainy weather, but expect that this can get fairly intense. Just ran 6040 to the top and back, took approximately 2 1/2 hours driving leisurely. We only got a peek at the Sangre's due to the weather, but expect views would be really great in clear weather. Moderate rating is appropriate.

Decent out and back trial. Wife and I hadn't been before so and we didn't have all day, so we stuck to #6040. Got as far as waypoint 10 and felt we would not be able to get much further due to snow in our Grand Cherokee. Quite a few side by sides running the trails. 5 stars for the views once you get some elevation. I feel most stock 4x4s could handle the obstacles that we seen and we give it a moderate rating like the description.

October must be the "off-season" for ATVs because I saw zero on BLM Road 6040, 6040A, B, and C. I arrived Saturday late afternoon and drove up 6040 to 6055 and set up camp just before dark. Sunday morning, I proceeded to the top of 6040 and had the whole mountain to myself. I don't like to drive far beyond 6040C because the road gets too narrow (near WP 13) and the constant scraping of scrub oak on the truck drives me crazy (not that I'm concerned about the paint, mind you! LOL). BLM Road 6040 and 6040A are my favorites in the Texas Creek area.

Our review is more about trail use at Texas Creek than the trails or views themselves. If you are a wheeler, it is important to know ahead of time that this is a designated OHV area. Take this to mean that there are numerous, large parking lots called "dispersed camping" near the entrance. There is also an ATV/UTV rental concession right at the entrance, so many inexperienced riders swarm the trail system every day. During our stay, we encountered countless ATV's and UTV's traveling at full-throttle around blind curves. The dust, noise and chaos created by them continued until well after dark and had a tremendous impact on our experience. Plan to arrive early enough to travel well out of ear-shot of the RVers running their generators day and night and be very careful around blind curves!

I visited Texas Creek with the Colorado Land Cruisers (Colorado Springs) on April 20th. I had not been 'wheeling in this area for at least three years, and I'm happy to say that it has not changed. The roads are in good condition, and I'm glad to see that there was very little trash/litter in the area which means people are being conscientious and taking care of their public lands.