Johnny Park Road

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4.7/5 (57 reviews)
Estes Park, Colorado (Boulder County)
Last Updated: 06/16/2023

Trail Information

Highlights

Johnny Park Road lies on the outskirts of the majestic Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, providing stunning views of the towering Longs Peak rising into the sky at 14,259' and the smaller peak, Mount Meeker at 13,916'. As you venture through the forest, you will experience patches where the trees give ways to the sky, exposing quite a few scenic vistas as well as dispersed camping opportunities. It's proximity to Boulder, and the Front Range makes this trail hard to beat if you are on a time constraint - as it offers beautiful sights and sounds, and a bit of challenge for all drivers.

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Trail Reviews

4.7/5 (57)
Open
Visited: 09/17/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Stock Gladiator Rubicon with 35s. Really enjoyed this trail. The rock gardens towards the start of the trail looked harder than they ended up being. But, I do think they warrant a 4 for mandatory especially with some of the rutting that appears to be fairly recent. Number of good places to camp with some great views. Loved driving towards Meeker and Longs peak the last part as they were beautiful on this sunny day. Trail was pretty busy for an early Sunday morning but tons of pullouts so no issues. Might be a good one to stay away from during the busy times.
Trail Review: Johnny Park Road - Keith Alvis
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/08/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Insanely fun trail with tons of rock gardens and many lines through them for mild to wild. I went on a Friday and it was jam packed with other rigs, ATVs, dirt bikes, and SxS. I think this trail is definitely a mandatory rating of 4 but would agree with the optional rating of 5. With a stock 4Runner I was able to minimally scrape but I was glad I had armor when I did.
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 08/15/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

TRIL GUIDE WAS AS ADVERTISED. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME OUT WITH MY 2015 4D RUBICON AND IT ATE THE MOUNTAIN UP, LOVED IT !
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Visited: 08/09/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Fun trail did for first time today. Love the views of longs peak
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 08/06/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Sweet trail, close to town. The trail is mostly on good condition. The UTVs are digging out holes in some of the rock gardens, but there's easy to avoid. I hit some of the moderate options, super fun.

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