Summer · Steamboat Springs

Spring Creek Trail

🐾 In-town climb

Dog-friendly

An in-town trail that climbs roughly five miles alongside its creek from the edge of downtown up to Dry Lake Campground on Buffalo Pass. Intermediate, popular, and the way locals get up the pass without loading a car.

Trailhead via Amethyst Ave

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Local tip

Come back down Spring Roll instead: downhill only, blue into black, with berms, flowy rollers and rock gardens. It parallels Spring Creek, which is heavily walked, so the split keeps everybody happy.

Your base for all of it.

Escape Chalet sits in the mountain district at the base of Mount Werner, a flat ten-minute walk from the gondola, with the free Green Line bus stopping 50 feet from the door.

  • Four ensuite bedrooms, sleeps 10, so nobody shares a bathroom after a long day out
  • A 10-person hot tub, open year round and held at 102F
  • Chef's kitchen with a 36-inch Wolf range, and a dining table that seats 8 with 3 more at the bar
  • Heated garage for two cars, with an EV charger and boot dryers
  • Up to two dogs, free when you book direct, with the Pup Package included
Book direct

Stay ten minutes from here.

Four ensuite bedrooms, sleeps 10, ten minutes' walk from the gondola. Two dogs stay free when you book direct, and the Pup Package is included.

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