Originally Posted by
xkaes
I've never been there, but in the region. It would be best, as suggested, to contact Chamber's of Commerce or National Forest offices about snow levels, AND ROAD CONDITIONS. They are not always the same.
Going over Hancock or Tincup pass can usually only be made in late July, but that is a big IF. Plus, you better have four wheel drive, high clearance, great tires, and four-wheeling skills. Since you are coming from the Springs, avoid that unless you want an adventure of that type. Just go to Salida, then north to Natrop and west on road 162 -- much shorter and no passes.
If my memory serves me well, St.Elmo really was a ghost town up until maybe 20 or 30 years ago when "tourists" started trashing it/ripping it apart. As I recall, and I could be wrong, someone bought it and turned it into a museum/tourist trap kind of thing -- with its plusses and minuses. I'm sure the internet and Chambers of commerce can help with those details.
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