Illinois Gulch

When you want to spend a weekend wheeling and camping, the last thing you want to do is spend a ton of time looking for a camp spot or setting up. This mild trail is easy to access and is less-trafficked than the nearby Flake Road. That access means that campsites are well-developed and rather plentiful for a trail this size. During the summer months, it’s the easiest way to Missouri Gulch and into the entire 15-square-mile Rainbow Falls Trail Network. The mild rating on this trail is tempered with a warning. Since it is open year-round, the difficulty can get exponentially harder with fresh or ice-packed snow. When the weather is nice, newbies and seasoned drivers will find an easy trail that is a great Colorado forest experience with generous camping choices and easy access to the network. Rainbow Falls is a very popular Colorado off-roading destination, and Illinois Gulch and Flake Road are popular trails in the area, over time their names have gotten confused. If you are looking for the Moab Hill or Mini-Moab obstacle, check out Flake Road. Flake is the official name of the trail, and Illinois Gulch actually follows the geological feature of the named gulch but has no obstacles.