Jones Pass

Ash

500

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 09/18/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Either a bumpy dirt road or an adventure in your Prius.

Roger P.

3600

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/06/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Easy dirt road trail with some rocky spots here and there. Beautiful views on top. West side you drive through the fire damaged area.

Jose de la Rosa

200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/11/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Drove on 9/11 clear all the way. One slippery gravely spot in one of the switchbacks at the top. Go wide and its ok on 2WD. Learning about the runners doing the Devil on the Divide 50K race was humbling. Stock 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk

Vinn Varghese

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/08/2021

Beautiful view from summit. Just a small section of snow on summit (Aug 08) and was able to drive up and hike up the summit. Ensure to stop in between and enjoy the view.

Adam

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/06/2021

Easy road, beautiful views. Still a little snow at very top so you cant pass the peak but you can get up above tree line no problem. Was up mid week, only saw one other vehicle and a couple hikers. All the rain has everything super green right now!!

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

96150

Temporary Closure

Visited: 06/11/2021

Please note that Jones Pass will be closed from June 14-30th, 2021 so that Denver Water can do some maintenance along the road. You can see the press release here: https://www.denverwater.org/news/culvert-related-improvement-project-affect-public-access-jones-pass-road-june-14-30

Dan Lee

3200

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 04/08/2021

Jones is typically impassible to wheeled vehicles into July. Did an overnight snowmobile camping trip, pack is getting rotten and sketchy. Mix of ice and crust on top with varying levels of slush and sugar powder beneath depending on sun and wind exposure. There's still a berm up and snowcat grooming, so wheeled vehicles can't even (and shouldn't) attempt it yet.

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

96150

Impassable

Visited: 11/09/2020

Stage 3 fire restrictions have been lifted as of 6am, 11/10/20. The forest is no longer fully closed. Areas within fire perimeters remain closed. See closure maps here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD844558 Expect winter conditions on trails. Some trails may be impassable due to snow.

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

96150

Temporary Closure

Visited: 10/14/2020

Trail is still closed due to fire activity.

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

96150

Temporary Closure

Visited: 08/18/2020

Jones Pass is currently closed due to Forest Order # ARP-SRD-2020-06 and the possible progression of the Williams Fork Fire. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd781558.pdf

Erik

2500

Partially Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/12/2020

Easy dirt road trail with rocks here and there. Blocked by snow near the summit but still beautiful to reach up to that point which is above tree line.

Collin Teasdale

200

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/01/2020

Was able to make it almost to the top of the pass, still a good amount of snow up there and will be another 2-3 weeks at least before it's all melted. That said all the dispersed camp sites are accessible and today (Sat) most of them were occupied by 2pm. The trail otherwise is a bit rougher than last year and although possible I wouldn't go with a regular clearance vehicle like a sedan. Any SUV will make it easily.

Dan Lee

3200

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/06/2020

Beautiful as always, and still blocked at the top till at least August this year. Some unofficial trail expansion from people trying to get around drifts, unfortunately. Looking at snowpack at the pass, likely another 4 weeks or more before it's clear depending on weather.

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

96150

Temporary Closure

Visited: 06/01/2020

Jones Pass Road is closed until June 14th for drainage improvements being performed by Denver Water.

Byron pollock

200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/03/2019

Rode my klr to the top today. No problems getting there. There were a couple vehicles at the top, but it was quiet. Nice trip overall

Dennis Mapes

1300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/02/2019

Fully open. Nice short run with great views up top. A number of nice dispersed camp sites. Best kept secret in my mind because I had never heard anyone talk about the pass until today.

Jimmy

1700

Partially Open

Visited: 08/25/2019

Same as others have reported... snow still blocks the top of the Pass. Rough guess is it's still 16-18 feet deep. The road in is very mild, making it very accessible, so expect traffic and lots of people.

Don Echols

100

Partially Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/20/2019

The road is still blocked near the top of Jones Pass. Even with the hot weather it may not completely melt before October. The road is otherwise completely open.

Jesse Krank

100

Partially Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 08/18/2019

Still snow blocking the pass at the very top last 1/4 mile. Otherwise open.

Kris Gagnon

100

Partially Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/25/2019

The trail was blocked by snow and impassable the last mile before reaching the top of the pass.

Joe

1200

Impassable

Visited: 07/07/2019

Still a couple feet of snow 30-40 feet across at the northern most part of the trail, just above tree line. I hiked across and up to where the snow gets much deeper (about 3-4 more switchbacks), and the road is good to that point.

Jason Cazes

100

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/03/2019

Avalanche debris about halfway up has been cleared somewhat, though snow at the tree line made this impassable as of early July. Incredibly beautiful drive though - we camped a night and will definitely be returning.

James

100

Impassable

Visited: 06/29/2019

Trail is impassable due to avalanche debris a little less than halfway up.

Bryson Hicks

400

Impassable

Rated 4/5

Visited: 10/29/2018

New snow makes it impossible near the top.

Steven Salinas

700

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/01/2018

Gorgeous trail to drive. Nothing too crazy here. I even saw a Volkswagen Golf almost make it to the top. Probably better to run in a vehicle with a little higher ground clearance like a Subaru. I ran it in my stock FJ and never had to shift into 4 wheel drive. Some rocky bits but mostly straight-forward. The views are breathtaking from the top

JD Marshall

Official Crew

112450

Temporary Closure

Visited: 06/30/2018

The Forest Service announced 06/29 that this trail and surrounding areas are closed for work on the Sugarloaf Fire. We will update this when the trail reopens.

Chuck Snyder

100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 06/22/2018

Was a great place to camp next to the stream. Got snowed on twice and woke up to 35 degrees. Over all great place to camp and easy to get to with a 4wd, but saw even a zip car make it most of the way up.

Jon

100

Partially Open

Visited: 06/10/2018

Road was open up to past the parking areas as described in section 6. You could go for a little bit on section 7 but then there was a guy who apparently tried to cross a snow bank, slid down and was stuck at 45 degrees half on, half off the trail. That was the end of the road as everyone was turning around.

Todd

Official Crew

106250

Not Reported

Visited: 08/13/2017

Jones Pass trail still has a good 8' of snow blocking the trail. Maybe towards the end of September will one be able to get past it.

Ryan

100

Partially Open

Visited: 07/08/2017

Still covered by snow and not passable before you get to the top of the pass. Two locations that previous users had run over trail closed signs. Also many people not following the fire ban as the east side of the pass is in Clear Creek county and clearly marked at beginning of trail.

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