SUBMITTED BY: Nancy Brown
GPS COORDINATES:
ELEVATION: 7,000 - 10,000 ft
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM DURANGO:
Go west on Highway 160, approximately 25 miles. Turn right (north) on CR 44. (You will see Echo Basin signs on both sides of the road). After ~ 2.75 miles, the road will turn right. The road is paved until the turnoff to Echo Basin Resort. Continue straight, onto the dirt road. Approximately .8 miles you will cross a cattleguard, and be in the National Forest on Road 566. A variety of wildflowers will be seen for the next 7 miles.
Rd 566 continues on, and gets rocky, and probably best to have 4WD. It loops all the way around back to intersect with CR44.
ROAD CONDITIONS: (mark yes if applies)
PAVED: Yes. Approximately 3 miles past Hwy 160 on County Road 44
GRAVEL:
DIRT: Yes. Approximately 3-10 miles past Hwy 160, on Forest Road 566
ROCKY: Yes. Approximately 10 miles past Hwy 160 , on Forest Road 566
OTHER:
ACCESSIBILITY: (Mark yes if applies)
ANY VEHICLE: Yes, for first 10 miles
HIGH CLEARANCE:
4x4 VEHICLE: After 10 miles, gets rocky.
OTHER: .
BEST TIME OF YEAR: Late Spring to Late Fall. Wildflowers are abundant in the 3-10 mile range. A variety of wildflowers occur from late-May to mid-July
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