"Off Roading" or
"Jeeping""4 isWheeling"is one of MY favorite activities in Colorado. With THOUSANDS of miles of trails, forest roads, and scenic mountain passes -
Jeepingwheeling is one of the best ways to experience Colorado!
Probably the best way for a visitor to find some of the roads & trails in Colorado, is by purchasing one of the many 4x4 road guides that have been written about our state.
- Here is an Amazon search for Colorado 4x4 Books
- For online reasearch,research, with lots of great info - check out traildamage.com & 4x4trails.net
- Be sure to check out the rating system on thisthese site,sites, don't attempt a trail that you may not be ready for
- We're working on building a wheeling club that focuses on the scenery, not destroying your vehicle. For more info, visit us: 15ers4x4.org
There are rules in 4wheeling, common courtesies that you will
definetlydefinitely want to follow, to ensure your experience is very enjoyable.
- Stay on defined trails, don't try to blaze a new road through the woods
- Don't litter!
- Leave everything as you found it (avoid taking souveniers)
- Feel free to pack out any trash that you may find laying around
- Watch for blind curves, and tight spaces - many roads are wide enough for only one vehicle
- When traveling on a grade, the uphill traveling vehicle has the right-of-way
- It's much easier for the downhill traveling vehicle to backup, and to get going again once stopped.
For a full article on "Trail Etiquette", visit
this story on About.com