Trailhead
Fourth of July Trailhead
Forest Service trailhead at the end of the road past Eldora for the Arapaho Pass, Diamond Lake and Arapaho Glacier trails in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Parking is limited; no restrooms.
Fourth of July Trailhead, on the Forest Service’s Boulder Ranger District, starts the Arapaho Pass, Diamond Lake and Arapaho Glacier trails into the Indian Peaks Wilderness. From Nederland, take Colorado Highway 119 south 0.6 mile, turn west on County Road 130 toward Eldora, and continue past the end of the pavement to the end of the road. The Forest Service describes the last five miles as rough two-wheel-drive road.
The City of Boulder owns and runs the small Buckingham Campground at the trailhead, and there is private property nearby. There are no restrooms. Wilderness rules apply: no motorized or mechanized travel, dogs on a hand-held leash, no campfires, groups of 12 or fewer. Boulder County’s Hessie Trailhead page (https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/parks-and-trails/hessie-trailhead/) notes that its Hessie Shuttle does not go up to this trailhead.
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