May 2026 Colorado, Utah, Wyoming Trip
Driving from Denver to Gateway, CO.
- 5/15/2026: Denver to Gateway: 292 miles, 4 hrs, 51 mins Directions
- Drive Gateway/Castleton road to Taylor Flat road to Pioneer CG: 32.2 miles, 1 hr, 38 mins Directions
- Camp at Buckeye CG Pioneer CG
- 5/16/2026: P Buckeye CG to Hiway 46: 24.7 miles, 1 hr, 6 mins Directions
- Hiway 46 thru Montezuma Canyon: 106 miles, 3 hrs, 8 mins Directions
- Ride Montezuma Canyon rd to Three Kiva Pueblo and back, 2 hrs, 26.8 miles 1 way; Directions
- Drive Montezuma Canyon to Butler Wash, 24.9 miles, 27 mins; Directions
- Camp at Lower Butler Wash Camp or Monarch Cave Campground
- 5/17/2026: Ride Butler Wash to Hiway 95 and back via Comb Wash rd, 51.5 miles, 4 hrs, 31 mins, 1932 ft elevation gain/loss; Directions
- Drive Butler Wash to House on Fire: 35.7 miles, 1 hr, 27 mins. Check out Wolfman Panel, Monarch Cave, Butler Wash Interpretive Trail; Directions
- Camp at Grand Gulch overflow campground, left on Hiway 261 from Hiway 95
- 5/18/2026: Drive to Natural Bridges, 11.8 miles, 24 mins; Directions
- Hike Sipapu Bridge to Kachina Bridge Loop, 5.6 miles, 2.5-3 hrs; Trail Directions
- Drive to Trachyte Ranch RD to Burr Trail to Strike Valley overlook, 144 miles, 5 hrs, 43 mins.Directions
- Hike Strike Valley Overlook trail, 6.4 miles, 2-2.5 hrs, 413 elevation gain. Trail Directions
- Camp somewhere on Wolverine Loop road
- 5/19/2026: Drive to Cathedral Valley OHV Trailhead, Check out Bentonite Hills, San Rafael Bridge Campground, Buckhorn Draw Rd, Green River, UT 84525, 155 miles, 6 hrs, 45 mins; Directions
- Camp at San Rafael Bridge Campground; San Rafael Bridge Campground
- 5/20/2026: Drive to Myton, UT through Buckhorn Draw road and 9 Mile Canyon, 176 miles, 5 hrs, 23 mins; Directions
- Drive to Vernal, UT, stay at Econo Lodge Inn 423 W Main Street, Vernal, UT, 84078, 40 miles, 46 mins; Directions
- 5/21/2026: Drive down Seep Ridge road to Bookcliff Ridge road to Old Highway 6, to I70, 148 miles, 3 hrs, 43 mins; Directions
- Drive to Dewey Bridge, Drive Dolores Triangle road to Colorado National Monument, 51 miles, 1 hr, 51 mins; Directions
- Hike Monument Canyon Loop Trail, 4.6 miles, 770 feet elevation gain, ~2-2.5 hrs; Trail Directions
- Camp at Saddlehorn CG in Colorado National Monument; Saddlehorn CG
- 5/23/2026: Drive to County RD 104, to County RD 95, to County RD 16, to Harper’s Corner RD, to Echo Park RD, to Yampa Bench RD, to Elk Springs, CO on U.S. 40, 132 miles, 5 hrs, 44 mins;
Directions
- Drive to Gates of Lodore campground, 56.3 miles, 1 hr, 44 mins; Directions
- Camp at Gates of Lodore campground, FF; Gates of Lodore CG
- Hike Gates of Lodore Nature trail, 0.9 miles, ~.5-1 hr, 108 ft elevation gain/loss; Trail Directions
- 5/24/2026: Drive to start of Irish Canyon RD/County RD 10N, to County RD 25, to County RD 4, to WY Highway 70, to Encampment, WY, to CO 125, through Walden, to Highway 14, to Horsetooth Reservoir, to Denver, 380 miles, 7 hrs, 38 mins; Directions