Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek
Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail is a 13 miles snow trail in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2 to 4, moderately developed to highly developed. It is open to snowmobile, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 39.9367, -105.8998 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 39.8999, -106.0973 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 3 segments.
The trail
| Length | 13 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed; 4, highly developed |
| Type | snow trail |
| Surface | snow |
| Typical grade | 5-8 percent |
| Typical tread width | over 120 inches, 48-60 inches |
| Motor vehicles | Open to at least one motorized use |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | SNO-139 |
| Forest | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (unit 0210) |
| States | Colorado |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Allowed uses
| Snowmobile | Allowed 11/16 to 05/31 (month/day) |
| Snowshoeing | Allowed 11/16 to 05/31 (month/day) |
| Cross-country skiing | Allowed 11/16 to 05/31 (month/day) |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail?
13 miles, the sum of the 3 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail?
snowmobile, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail start?
The line begins at 39.9367, -105.8998 and ends at 39.8999, -106.0973. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail?
Horseshoe Campground (0 mi) and St. Louis Creek (2.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail?
Trail class 2 to 4, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed to highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail?
The typical grade is 5-8 percent. The typical tread is over 120 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Crooked Creek/Keyser Creek Trail?
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Forest Service unit 0210. The trail is in Colorado.
Source: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page
Source
This page is built from 3 segments named CROOKED CREEK/KEYSER CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0210. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.