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**PLEASE NOTE: The water here contains heavy metals giving the water a distint blue/white color. People and pets should not drink from this water.**
Please bring in drinking water
There are currently thirty designated sites with anticipation of adding more in the coming years. Please note that this area is surrounded by private land parcels and they aren't all marked. Campers must camp at a designated site or will otherwise likely be camping on private property.
Peru Creek is popular and will fill up on the weekends. Visitors should arrive early to make sure to get a site. The road can be narrow at times but is accessible to normal clearance vehicles. Low-clearance vehicles may have a hard time. Peru Creek Road is a popular place for OHV rentals to visit so drive slow and carefully. AT&T cell service is intermittent at the lower sites (1-8).
From I-70 take Exit 205, Silverthorne/Dillon, and travel east on HWY 6 toward Keystone. Just past Keystone, turn right onto Montezuma Road (County Road 5). Follow Montezuma Road for 4.6 miles to the pull-out parking area on your left. This is the Peru Creek Road trailhead. You can continue up the road with a 4WD vehicle.
You don't need an off road vehicle to enjoy this place, just bring plenty of water! It's a beautiful day trip
The dirt road is in pretty good condition and should be navigable by any crossover. The side roads that lead to abandoned mining buildings and equipment require moderate clearance. There are many dispersed camping sites along the road, but they were starting to fill up by mid-afternoon on a Friday. The creek itself is a pretty blue-grey color due to its mineral content. The abandoned mines make this an interesting place to checkout.
One annoying thing is that a set of powerlines run through the valley along the creek and spoil the view somewhat.
Peru Creek, Colorado is in the White River National Forest and part of the Dillon Ranger District.
I went with my wife and oldest daughter and a friend who was sure he knew the way. He refused to use his phone Maps and we wound up on the other side of the mountain. Which is a very steep ascent.
So the moral of the story: use Google Maps to find the Trailhead!
It’s very scenic there but very rugged and rural. We didn’t pass any other hikers that day. But we did see a marmot.
At times you will pass abandoned mining equipment, mine shafts, and historic buildings.
Amazing place for camping. Biking, RV Off-roads, SUV is needed. Beautiful landscape, quiet & peaceful
