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docsouce
Explorer II
Jul 10, 2023

Colorado Route 149

I'm laying out the second half of our upcoming road trip. We are traveling with our 26 ft Class C with a Ford Fiesta tow. I'm thinking about Route 149 from South Fork to the Lake City bridge. Also, I'm thinking about spending some time around Gunnison. I realize there is a lot to do in that area but there was some road work going on last year and I'm wondering if that is finished.
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  • lbrjet's avatar
    lbrjet
    Explorer
    Jul 11, 2023
    Don't know about construction, but it is steep and curvy coming down into Lake City so take it slooow. Beautiful drive.
  • Thom02099's avatar
    Thom02099
    Explorer II
    Jul 11, 2023
    lbrjet wrote:
    Don't know about construction, but it is steep and curvy coming down into Lake City so take it slooow. Beautiful drive.


    +1 on steep. This is Slumgullion Pass you'll be going over, and the north side drop is the steepest paved road in Colorado with 9% grade. It drops rapidly over a relatively short distance, from 11500 ft to about 8600 feet. There's some tight curves and there's a few places to pull over if you need to cool your brakes.

    ETA: The construction would be on US 50 west of Gunnison, specifically between Sapinero and Cimarron with closures. Check out cotrip.org for more info for the times/dates you'll be driving that area.
  • folivier's avatar
    folivier
    Explorer
    Jul 11, 2023
    If you go from 149 then east on 50 into Gunnison you'll avoid the road construction. You'll still be able to access the Blue Mesa reservoir, which is almost full.

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