Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado

Texas Creek

5.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,400 ft of climbing · 11,068 ft–12,295 ft · native material surface · trail No. 816 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

11,250 ft 11,651 ft · 4.9 mi high 12,293 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.7093, -107.1417 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Texas Creek Summer Home Group Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Non-Motorized Trail -- Camping is not permitted at the trailhead itself since it is located within the Rio Grande Canyon, Summer Home Group. Parking for the trail is available approximately 200 yards northeast of the trail. Trail signs along the road from the parking area point the way to the trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.