Facility · Colorado ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Town of Vail City Land - General (City Land - General) · Open Access
The North Vail Trail trail begins at Vail's North Frontage Road at exit 176 off of I-70 and ends at the west end of North Frontage Road near exit 173 off of I-70. This trail has numerous trailheads and access points including Trapper's Run, Buffehr Creek, Red Sandstone Road, and Middle Creek trailheads, as it parallels the I-70 corridor through Vail, CO.
This trail is closed annually from April 15 through June 20 for elk calving and migration.
This trail can be broken into four shorter sections. There is a printable Recreation Quicksheet for each section of this trail that contain directions, a map and other details:
Visit our Recreation Quicksheets page to view more printable trail descriptions by ranger district.
39.64492, -106.37594 · 39°38'41.7"N 106°22'33.4"W
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| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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