68.2 km
Length
+1,343 m
Ascent
−1,002 m
Descent
3,310 m
Highest point
17.0%
Max gradient
1h 31min
Drive time (approx.)
Wolf Creek Pass map
68.2 km · 3,310 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile2 100 m2 350 m2 600 m2 850 m3 100 m3 350 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km50 km60 km3 309 m

What does Wolf Creek Pass look like?

Wolf Creek Pass Tunnel
Wolf Creek Pass Tunnel · Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
Wolf Creek Pass and Ski Area
Wolf Creek Pass and Ski Area · Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
2025-05-27 Wolf Creek Pass Colorado - 001
2025-05-27 Wolf Creek Pass Colorado - 001 · mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
2025-05-27 Wolf Creek Pass Colorado - 006
2025-05-27 Wolf Creek Pass Colorado - 006 · mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
Elkweed Tucker Ponds Wolf Creek Pass CO 2019-07-08 11-42-51 (48256697532)
Elkweed Tucker Ponds Wolf Creek Pass CO 2019-07-08 11-42-51 (48256697532) · Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0
Elkweed Tucker Ponds Wolf Creek Pass CO 2019-07-08 10-13-34 (48256627446)
Elkweed Tucker Ponds Wolf Creek Pass CO 2019-07-08 10-13-34 (48256627446) · Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0
Wolf Creek from US 160 overlook
Wolf Creek from US 160 overlook · Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wolf Creek Pass (5368912428)
Wolf Creek Pass (5368912428) · Zach Dischner · CC BY 2.0

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Start and finish

Start
Pagosa Springs
37.26857, -107.00884
Finish
South Fork
37.66939, -106.63976

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

12
Elk Horn Cafe 0.0 km · 2,162 m
Root House Coffee Shop 0.0 km · 2,162 m
Tequila 0.0 km · 2,162 m
The Lost Cajun Restaurant 0.0 km · 2,162 m
The Rose Restaurant 0.0 km · 2,162 m
Pagosa Baking Company 0.3 km · 2,163 m
Allie House Grille 0.3 km · 2,164 m
The Lift Coffee House 0.6 km · 2,161 m
Meander Riverside Eatery 1.1 km · 2,163 m
Ramon's Mexican Restaurant 66.5 km · 2,520 m
Mountain Pizza & Taproom 67.7 km · 2,506 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 67.8 km.

EV chargers

2
EV Charging Station 0.0 km · 2,162 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 39.0 km.

Parking

47
Large vehicle parking 28.2 km · 2,775 m
Large Vehicle Parking 28.5 km · 2,801 m
Large Vehicle Parking 30.5 km · 2,925 m
Large Vehicle Parking 30.9 km · 2,935 m
Large Vehicle Parking 35.2 km · 3,187 m
Large Vehicle Parking 36.5 km · 3,274 m
Large Vehicle Parking 37.1 km · 3,308 m
Large Vehicle Parking 39.0 km · 3,221 m
Large Vehicle Parking 40.7 km · 3,138 m
Big Meadow Winter Camp 49.2 km · 2,723 m
Lake Fork Trail Parking 50.4 km · 2,687 m
Lake Fork Trail Parking 50.4 km · 2,687 m
2 more
33 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 68.0 km.

Toilets

3
Pit Toilet 50.5 km · 2,683 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 61.4 km.

Fuel

3
Conoco 68.2 km · 2,502 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 1.1 km to 68.2 km.

Viewpoints

4
Wolf Creek Pass 37.2 km · 3,309 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 23.9 km to 37.2 km.