As was our plan last year for our 10th anniversary, before the 416 Fire shut down the entire San Juan National Forest, this year we will be returning to our origin site at Sheep Creek Trailhead, on the Piedra River. Last minute communications can be sent to feralfutures@riseup.net but after Friday, communication will be sporadic. Please keep sharing the fundraiser, and don’t forget to utilize the ride share board. See you in the woods!
Directions:
Drive East from Durango, CO on US Hwy 160 for approximately 31 miles (approximately 22 miles West from Pagosa Springs). Turn left (if headed East from Durango) on FS622, the dirt road on the East side of the Piedra river, NOT the one on the West side of the river. Drive for about 7 miles until you see the turn-out & parking area on your left, which is pretty obvious. There should be a sign that says Sheep Creek Trailhead, and a trail going down the hill. If you come to a bridge that the road crosses, you’ve gone way too far. That’s the definite turn-around point.
At the turn off of HWY 160 onto FS622 is a sign that says ‘Piedra Resort,’ and the first road sign you see does have a 622 sign, a little forest service colored one, but the bigger road sign says Archuleta County 166 (you can also see both numbers on Google Maps).
The first half-mile or so of the road often has washboards, but the rest is okay. You cross two cattle guards on the way in and right at the site there’s a yellow T-in-the-road sign.
Most of the space is up top, but the trail goes down the hill to another meadow or two and then down to the river where there’s another spacious meadow, and then upriver to the hot springs (they’ll be under water still due to snow melt).
(Search “Piedra, Colorado” on Google Maps.)
It’s a good site, because we have two towns to hit up for town runs, Pagosa and Durango, and then also little Bayfield in between. It’s close to both NM and the San Luis Valley (just over Wolf Creek Pass from Pagosa). Please be kind to the locals!
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