San Juan National Forest · Colorado

Williams Creek

9.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,900 ft of climbing · 8,372 ft–11,906 ft · native material surface · trail No. 587 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-09/30

9,017 ft 11,906 ft · 6.5 mi high 11,906 ft

Trailhead Williams Creek Trailhead 8,364 ft Drive there

Williams Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Williams Creek Trailhead gives access to Williams Creek Trail (587) within the Weminuche Wilderness .

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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.