Baker Creek Road

Baker Road offers access to campground, and trailheads

NPS

Quick Facts

Amenities

2 listed

Parking - Auto, Toilet - Vault/Composting

Road Overview

Distance: About 3.5 miles / 5.6 kilometers one way
Grade & Surface: Unpaved, Graded Gravel.
Speed Limit: 25 mph, please obey for safety and to keep the road in good condition
Restrictions: None

The Baker Creek Road can partially or fully close in the fall of every year and reopens in spring/early summer due to ice and snow causing hazardous conditions. Check the park website for the most up to date open/closure information.

Access to Grey Cliffs and Baker Creek Campgrounds, as well as, Pole Canyon, Baker Lake, Johnson Lake, and other hiking trails. Baker Creek Road is unpaved and unplowed during the winter, limiting access seasonally. With the road closed in the winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing along the road is a popular way to get out and enjoy the park. You will see Pinyon Pines and Utah Juniper trees cover the hillsides along the road.

During the fall, many people come to harvest the Pinyon Pine nuts (25lbs per family) as well as view the yellow/orange foliage of the Aspens sweeping the slopes. During the hot summer days marmots carve bunkers in the dirt road to stay cool.

Conditions vary, expect wash-boarded roads during the busy months. Drive slowly and watch out for Marmots!