Spring Creek Pond
Spring Creek Trail Head, Spring Creek Trail, Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
Daylight
$
outdoor-adventures, water-activities, hikes
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Explore the Creeks and Ponds Along the Beautiful Spring Creek Pond Trail Near Town!
We enjoyed hiking up the multi-use Spring Creek Trail from the trailhead to the pond. You'll see lots of people there as it's very popular for hiking and biking and running with both residents and visitors of Steamboat Springs. The trail head is dual - the larger track is for mountain bikes and vehicles - and the smaller track is for hiking. The trail hugs the creek and leads to the pond. From the trailhead to the pond, it's a little under a mile, making it an out and back just under two miles total....but you could choose to go further.
Along the trail, you'll see a couple of covered gazebos, a port-a-potties, and small bridges.
To note - there are actually two ponds/water features. The first (and smaller) one which is about 1/2 a mile in shows signage for an off-leash dog area and has a nice covered gazebo. At the second, larger pond, the trail circles around the pond but was not fully circled because of closure for revegetation.
The pdf is here SPRING CREEK TRAIL (PDF) - if you go past the pond, it is 5.2 miles.
Per the city of Steamboat website:
Parking is located at the intersection of East Maple Street and Amethyst Street. The signed multi-use trail is adjacent to RCR #34 for the first half mile up to the Spring Creek Park. People choosing to use RCR #34 should follow the rules of the road and expect vehicles and bicycle traffic. The trail continues through a gate past the park, and continues on two track up the canyon for approximately another mile. Trail users should stay on the right side of the two track trail and expect vehicles and bicycle traffic. The trail becomes classic single track on City of Steamboat Springs property for the next 1.5 miles, climbing gently along the creek. The last 1.4 miles of the trail continues to climb in the Routt National Forest to the end of the trail at Dry Lake Campground, off of RCR #38, Buffalo Pass Road.
Trail users should expect bicycle traffic and all users are required to follow the rules of the trail, travel at safe speeds, and respect other users. Dogs are required to be on leash on the entire trail, and pet waste is to be disposed of properly.