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Backpacking trips with exact permit nights.

Browse sixteen reviewed trips across three Colorado destinations. Every guide names the direction, overnight order, permit areas or designated campsites, current authorities, and the exact itinerary Wild Chime can watch.

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Compare clockwise and counterclockwise Four Pass Loop permits · See the verified Colorado 2027 release guide

Maroon mudstone · Colorado

Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

High alpine passes, lakes, and designated overnight permit zones in the Elk Mountains.

Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness permits

Permit
Recreation.gov 4675333
Largest supported party
Up to 10 people, depending on the trip
Rules verified

  1. 3 nights

    Four Pass Loop Clockwise

    A fixed three-night circuit over West Maroon, Frigid Air, Trail Rider, and Buckskin passes.

    Clockwise from Maroon Lake via West Maroon Pass

    Maroon Lake Trailhead → Maroon Lake Trailhead

    1. N1 Night 1 — Maroon Zone Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Maroon Zone Small Group Dispersed; Maroon Zone Large Group
    2. N2 Night 2 — North Fork Zone Advance reservation · Permitted locations: North Fork Zone Small Group Dispersed; North Fork Zone Large Group
    3. N3 Night 3 — Snowmass side Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Snowmass Lake Zone Small Group Dispersed; Snowmass Lake Zone Large Group; Upper Snowmass Zone Small Group Dispersed
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    Sources & verification

    Recreation.gov and USDA Forest Service · Verified

  2. 3 nights

    Four Pass Loop Counterclockwise

    The same fixed three-night circuit in reverse, beginning toward Buckskin Pass.

    Counterclockwise from Maroon Lake via Buckskin Pass

    Maroon Lake Trailhead → Maroon Lake Trailhead

    1. N1 Night 1 — Snowmass side Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Snowmass Lake Zone Small Group Dispersed; Snowmass Lake Zone Large Group; Upper Snowmass Zone Small Group Dispersed
    2. N2 Night 2 — North Fork Zone Advance reservation · Permitted locations: North Fork Zone Small Group Dispersed; North Fork Zone Large Group
    3. N3 Night 3 — Maroon Zone Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Maroon Zone Small Group Dispersed; Maroon Zone Large Group
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    Sources & verification

    Recreation.gov and USDA Forest Service · Verified

Spruce forest · Colorado

Indian Peaks Wilderness

Continental Divide passes, alpine lakes, and designated backcountry zones in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

Indian Peaks Wilderness permits

Permit
Recreation.gov 4675318
Largest supported party
Up to 4 people, depending on the trip
Rules verified

  1. 3 nights

    Pawnee–Buchanan Pass Loop

    A fixed three-night loop from Brainard Lake over Pawnee Pass and Buchanan Pass.

    Clockwise via Pawnee Pass, Cascade Creek, Buchanan Pass, and Beaver Creek

    Long Lake Trailhead → Long Lake Trailhead

    1. N1 Night 1 — Cascade Creek Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Cascade Creek
    2. N2 Night 2 — Buchanan Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Buchanan
    3. N3 Night 3 — Coney Creek Advance reservation · Permitted locations: Coney Creek
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    Sources & verification

    Recreation.gov and USDA Forest Service · Verified