The Best Hiking in Carbondale

Rio Grande Trail: Carbondale to Mulford is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Carbondale, Colorado.

Red Hill via Blue Ribbon and Three Gulch Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Carbondale, Colorado.

Mushroom Rock is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Carbondale, Colorado.

Red Hill Via Three Poles, Mushroom Rock, Roller Coaster and Skeeter's Ridge Loop is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Carbondale, Colorado.

Rio Grande Trail: Carbondale Campground to Roaring Fork River is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Carbondale, Colorado.

Mushroom Rock sits high above Colorado Highway 82 overlooking the town of Carbondale. With huge views up the Crystal and Roaring Fork River Valleys, terrain that inspires more desert-Utah than Rocky-Mountain-Colorado, this recreation area feels like a getaway even when it is minutes from Main Str...

Turn south off Colorado State Highway 82 onto Highway 133 toward Carbondale. Continue south past the Carbondale Main Street roundabout. After two miles, turn East onto Prince Creek Road. Follow this four miles to where the pavement ends. This is the best place to park to start biking or running.F...

Babbish Gulch is a loop trail located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Thomas Lakes Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Basalt, Colorado.

With the Elk Mountain range behind it, It appears to be standing by itself, and has the resemblance of a grand volcano.From Hwy 133 out of Carbondale, turn down Prince Creek Road and drive 6 miles to the trailhead. The trail is a nice mixture of meadows and woods, with excellent views of the vall...

Head south out of Carbondale on Highway 133. Two miles from the Main Street roundabout, take a left on Prince Creek Road. Follow this road up to Dinkle Divide and follow the signs to Dinkle Lake. Continue up the road until you see a large, fenced in parking area with a toilet on the left. This is...

Beaver Creek Trail to Marion Gulch is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Lake Ridge Lakes Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Carbondale, Colorado.

Arbaney Kittle Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Basalt, Colorado.

Arbaney Kittel Day trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Basalt, Colorado.

Take exit 121 off Interstate 70 (a rest stop exit), and follow signs to a secondary parking lot near Grizzly Creek. This is a great addition to the nearby Hanging Lake & Spouting Rock hikes just 4 miles East on I-70. Because these two are so popular, Grizzly Creek is a great, not very well kn...