“Currently Lincoln Creek Rd. has a bunch of road damage between the gate and the reservoir. There are a few places where the road is very wet, washed out with melting snow, and single lane with avalanche debris. If the caretaker at the reservoir was not good with a grader and plow the road would be closed for much longer.

Pitkin County won’t plow it. The road is joint management between the county and FS. The reservoir has not started releasing water yet and with the water already high there could be flooding across the road. Many campsites are still snowed in as of a few days ago.
Finally, Pitkin County is planning on putting down the final layer of road base on the first 1/4 mile of road next week and they wanted the road closed while they do the work with heavy equipment. However, knowing people are champing at the bit I plan on opening it Monday June 16 and people will have to wait/experience delays while the road is repaired once the work starts. My June 16 is the seasonal average for opening this road.

With our road closures, bicycles, foot, horses are allowed but motorized uses are not, which includes atv’s and motorcycles.

This spring has been challenging to our roads and trails. We have two
roads completely washed out due to high water – Fourmile Park Rd at mile 12 and the Lead King Loop above the Outward Bound School. The first Conundrum bridge has also washed away.

Tim Lamb
Dispersed Recreation/Wilderness
Aspen/Sopris Ranger Districts
White River National Forest”