White River National Forest · Colorado
Perham Creek
4.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1949 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Trailhead Perham Creek TH #1949 Drive there
Perham Creek TH #1949 the Forest Service's write-up
This trail was made possible by Pitkin County Open Space Board. They purchased the land for the parking area all the way to the National Forest boundary. The trail is fairly steep the first half mile, then moderate to the ridge top. From the ridge to Middle Thompson Creek it is downhill with a steep section from the stream crossing to the road. Recommended route for bicycles is to ride from the Middle Thompson trailhead to the Perham Creek trailhead. The trail starts 200 feet north from where roads 305 and 306 fork. This trail follows large stands of pinyon and juniper with lots of scrub oak. Trail offers a unique view of Mt. Sopris.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in White River National Forest
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.
