The obstacles are outside of the park. Not that the obstacles are of any concern for a respectable 4wd vehicle. Usually with my Jeep I don't even need to go into 4WD until we get to the park. I need 4wd in the park because of the dry sand. We did the trail in August which is a time of little snow melt. During the springtime the runoff is usually greater which of course means more water in the creek.
I live in Alamosa and have always wanted to do this trail, but haven't been too sure about trying it in my stock Chevy TrailBlazer. What do you think? What time of year was this, I hear the creek crossings can be quite deep at times.
I did this trail with my Jeep commander sport (stock tires, no diff lock) in summer; I didnt have any problems, the creek crosings were the easiest obstacles. The most difficult sections are the final, rocky part and the beguinning, sandy section. Although its not the most effective way from alamosa, you should start at hwy 69 to deflate your tires when the sandy section beguins (You neeed enough tire pressure in the rocky part) and inflate them at the visitors center.
The obstacles are outside of the park. Not that the obstacles are of any concern for a respectable 4wd vehicle. Usually with my Jeep I don't even need to go into 4WD until we get to the park. I need 4wd in the park because of the dry sand. We did the trail in August which is a time of little snow melt. During the springtime the runoff is usually greater which of course means more water in the creek.
csc4wtom 1 year ago
The obstacles are outside the national park, arnen't they??
panameraexpress 1 year ago
I live in Alamosa and have always wanted to do this trail, but haven't been too sure about trying it in my stock Chevy TrailBlazer. What do you think? What time of year was this, I hear the creek crossings can be quite deep at times.
jamesjr934 2 years ago
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I did this trail with my Jeep commander sport (stock tires, no diff lock) in summer; I didnt have any problems, the creek crosings were the easiest obstacles. The most difficult sections are the final, rocky part and the beguinning, sandy section. Although its not the most effective way from alamosa, you should start at hwy 69 to deflate your tires when the sandy section beguins (You neeed enough tire pressure in the rocky part) and inflate them at the visitors center.
panameraexpress in reply to jamesjr934 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
although it's not to difficult...it is still a fun trail for sure!
RoadWarrior72 2 years ago