West Stillwater
West Stillwater Trail is a 8.2 miles trail in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle and e-bikes.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 40.3299, -106.0200 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 40.2996, -105.9730 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 8.2 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Motor vehicles | Open to at least one motorized use |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 25.1 |
| Forest | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (unit 0210) |
| States | Colorado |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed 06/15 to 11/15 (month/day) |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed 06/15 to 11/15 (month/day) |
| Mountain biking | Allowed 06/15 to 11/15 (month/day) |
| Motorcycle | Allowed 06/15 to 11/15 (month/day) |
| E-bikes | Allowed 06/15 to 11/15 (month/day) |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
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Park units nearby
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the West Stillwater Trail?
8.2 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the West Stillwater Trail?
hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the West Stillwater Trail start?
The line begins at 40.3299, -106.0200 and ends at 40.2996, -105.9730. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the West Stillwater Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the West Stillwater Trail?
Denver Creek Campground (4.8 mi) is within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the West Stillwater Trail?
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Forest Service unit 0210. The trail is in Colorado.
Source: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named WEST STILLWATER in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0210. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.