Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Allen Basin

1.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1181.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 48-60 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailhead Allen Basin Trailhead Drive there

Allen Basin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free

This Trailhead serves as the access point for the Allen Basin Trail No. 1181.

This 1.0 mile ATV trail gives access to Allen Basin Reservoir and multiple dispersed camping sites.

More camping opportunities and toilets can be found nearby at Crosho Lake Recreation Area .

Please Note : This trail is closed to all vehicles over 50”

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.