Badger Creek - Below Ute Trail

Badger Creek flows year-round through a mountain valley. It is wide, deep, and the area is substantially forested. It is also one of the few primarily spring-fed streams in the region. This allows for year-round fishing. It is very susceptible to spring run-off and quickly muddies after heavy rain storms. Extensive meadows, interspersed with patches of forest, cover the valley's upland shoulders in many places.

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Directions (approx 3 hour drive, 1/2 on dirt roads) 

1. From Angler's Covey take US-24 West, about 30 mins, go 25.1 miles
2. Turn left at Twin Rocks Rd, go 5.8 miles
3. Turn left at Co Rd 1/Teller County Rd 1, go 5.9 miles
4. Turn right at County Rd 11, go 4.1 miles
5. Turn left at County Rd 11/High Park Rd, go 18.5 miles
6. Turn right at CO-9 N, go 2.2 miles
7. Turn left at Co Rd 2, Tallahassee Road, go 5.2 miles
8. Turn right to stay on Co Rd 2, go 17.7 miles
9. Turn right to stay on Co Rd 2, go 2.2 miles

Trailhead and parking is on the left marked with buried timber posts.