Vallecito Lake Trail System
Pine River Trail
The Pine River alternates between meadows and canyon, frequently flowing peacefully on the flat valley floor.
The boundary of the Weminuche Wilderness is 2.7 miles up the trail, with fantastic fishing, and the turnoff to Emerald Lake is at mile 6.3 (Trail #528).
- Length
- 23.2 Miles
- Climb
- 3000 Feet
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- From Durango
- 29 Miles
Getting there
Pine River Campground and Parking Area From 9th Street & Main Avenue in Durango, travel north on Main Avenue (Highway 550). Turn right on 32nd Street (CR 251) and continue. Take another right onto CR 250, and then a left at the light onto Florida Road (CR 240). Keep following CR 240 for 11.8 miles, then turn right to stay on CR 240 for 2.8 more miles. Make a left onto CR 501, follow CR 501 16.7 miles to Pine River Campground & parking area.