Trail Closures & Openings

• Bionez Gulch - Access from Lazy Glen Open Space and the Rio Grande Trail is closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1). No dogs or bikes allowed in Bionez Gulch.
• Brush Creek Trail - Closed December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1). Closed to dogs October 15 through May 15; dogs must be leashed at all other times.
• Burnt Mountain Trails - Trails include Tom Blake, Sequel, and other trails in the Elk Camp and Two Creeks vicinity. Closed April 25 through June 20 (reopen June 21). Anaerobic Nightmare Trail and the surrounding area are closed April 25 through June 27 (reopens June 28).
• Congo Trail - The Loge Spring Road trailhead parking lot is closed October 16 until Memorial Day weekend (reopens the Saturday before Memorial Day). 
• Filoha Meadows Nature Preserve - Closed October 1 through June 30 (reopens July 1). No dogs or bicycling are permitted. 
• Glassier Open Space Trails - Closed December 1 through April 30 (reopen May 1). No dogs or motorized uses (including e-bikes) are permitted. 
• Government & Sugar Bowl Trails - Closed May 15 through June 27 (reopen June 28). Managed by USFS.
• Grace Shehi Bike Park – Closed November 15 through March 31 (reopens April 1)
• Janeway Open Space - Access via Avalanche Trail through Tarr property is closed December 1 through May 1 (reopens May 2). Closed to dogs on November 23 through May 1 (reopens May 2). Closed to vehicles and bicycles from November 23 through May 21. 
• Moore Open Space - Closed to dogs and bicycles during the Nordic season. 
• Perham Creek Open Space and Trail - Closed December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1).
• Red Canyon Trail -  Trail access closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1). 
• Red Wind Point Open Space - Closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1).
• Rim Trail North - Closed December 1 through May 15 (reopens May 16). Closed to motorized uses. Managed by the Town of Snowmass Village. 
• Seven Star Trail and Open Space - Closed December 1 through May 15 (reopens May 16). Closed to dogs, horses, and motorized uses.
• Sky Mountain Park Trails - Trails include Airline, Cozyline, Cozy Pony, Deadline, Ditchline, Incline, Skyline Ridge, and Viewline. Trails are closed December 1 through May 15 (reopens May 16). All trails are closed to dogs. Airline, Cozyline, Deadline, and Incline Trails are closed to horses. 
• Sky Mountain Park Hunting Closure – Closed November 19 through 23 for hunting season (reopens November 24). 
• Thompson Creek Open Space - Closed December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1). 
• Wheatley Gulch - Access via Wheatley Gulch Open Space is closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1). No dogs, bicycling, or motorized uses permitted.

Spring Closures

• Burnt Mountain Trails - Trails include Tom Blake, Sequel, and other trails in the Elk Camp and Two Creeks vicinity. Closed April 25 through June 20 (reopen June 21). Anaerobic Nightmare Trail and the surrounding area are closed April 25 through June 27 (reopens June 28).
• Government & Sugar Bowl Trails - Closed May 15 through June 27 (reopen June 28).

October Trail Closures

• Congo Trail - The Loge Spring Road trailhead parking lot is closed October 16 until Memorial Day weekend (reopens the Saturday before Memorial Day). 
• Filoha Meadows Nature Preserve - Closed October 1 through June 30 (reopens July 1). No dogs or bicycling are permitted. 

November Closures

• Grace Shehi Bike Park – Closed November 15 through March 31 (reopens April 1)
• Janeway Open Space - Access via Avalanche Trail through Tarr property closed to dogs November 23 through May 1 (reopens May 2). Closed to vehicles and bicycles from November 23 through May 21. 
• Sky Mountain Park Hunting Closure – Closed November 19 through 23 for hunting season (reopens November 24). 

December Closures (begin December 1)

• Bionez Gulch - Access from Lazy Glen Open Space and the Rio Grande Trail is closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1). No dogs or bikes allowed in Bionez Gulch.
• Brush Creek Trail - December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1). Closed to dogs from October 15 through May 15; dogs must be leashed at all other times.
• Glassier Open Space Trails - Closed December 1 through April 30 (reopen May 1). No dogs or motorized uses (including e-bikes) are permitted. 
• Janeway Open Space - Access via Avalanche Trail through Tarr property closed December 1 through May 1 (reopens May 2). 
• Moore Open Space - Closed to dogs and bicycles during the Nordic season. 
• Perham Creek Open Space and Trail - Closed December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1).
• Red Canyon Trail -  Trail access closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1). 
• Red Wind Point Open Space - Closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1).
• Rim Trail North - Closed December 1 through May 15 (reopens May 16). Closed to motorized uses.
• Seven Star Trail and Open Space - Closed December 1 through May 15 (reopens May 16). Closed to dogs, horses, and motorized uses.
• Sky Mountain Park Trails - Trails include Airline, Cozyline, Cozy Pony, Deadline, Ditchline, Incline, Skyline Ridge, and Viewline. Trails are closed December 1 through May 15 (reopens May 16). All trails are closed to dogs. Airline, Cozyline, Deadline, and Incline Trails are closed to horses. 
• Thompson Creek Open Space - Closed December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1). 
• Wheatley Gulch - Access via Wheatley Gulch Open Space is closed December 1 through April 30 (reopens May 1). No dogs, bicycling, or motorized uses permitted.

• Arbaney Gulch - Access through Deer Creek Ranch Open Space is closed year-round.
• Deer Creek Open Space - Closed year-round.
• North Star Nature Preserve - Preserve west of the river is closed year-round. North Star is closed to dogs (on land and on water) year-round. The Wildwood launch is also closed to dogs per U.S. Forest Service order. Access to the river is limited to river takeout at the pedestrian bridge on the north end of the property, Beach Gate, and South Gate, plus the loop trail on the south end of the Preserve (James H. Smith Open Space). 

These paved trails are maintained, in full or in part, by Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. 

All of these trails are closed to motorized use, except for Class 1 e-bikes and wheelchairs, or “Other Power-driven Mobility Devices” (OPDMDs), as regulated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 

Dogs must be leashed on all paved trails, and some paved trails are subject to seasonal closures for dogs. 

• Basalt-Old Snowmass Trail - Open year-round. Groomed for Nordic skiing in the wintertime. 
• Brush Creek Trail - Closed December 1 through March 31 (reopens April 1). Closed to dogs October 15 through May 15.
• Crystal Trail - Open year-round. No winter maintenance.
• East of Aspen Trail - Open year-round. No winter maintenance. 
• Owl Creek Trail - Open year-round; no winter maintenance.  
• Rio Grande Trail - Open year-round. Closed to dogs November 15 through April 30 in a roughly one-mile stretch of lower Snowmass Canyon, which is marked with signage.