Imogene Pass — Local services in Colorado

Incredible drive from Ouray, the scenery along the drive to the top is amazing, waterfalls, huge flower fields above 10000ft. We rented a jeep Rubicon from Ouray. We considered a side by side as well. The price for the jeep is lower, and it has a couple of advantages - it's more weather resilient as short summer rains are quite common. It also gets chilly up at elevation, and if a rain storm blows through it can get very windy. The roof top of the jeep easily folds open and back closed while you drive at low speed - you don't need to exit the vehicle to operate it. It gives you amazing open view to the towering mountains around you. Yes it's quick to open and close as you drive when it rained on and off. If going with a side by side do carry a rain jacket, if it gets windy and you get wet it can get cold fast. The other advantage of the jeep is that it's road legal! We went to imogene Pass in the morning, and took the million dollar highway to Silverton and back, all in one day! You could also go to other trails with the Jeep that require you to drive on the paved city roads. In Regards to the driving experience, we had very little if any offroading experience, and never on a jeep on this type of trail. However, I do have mountain biking experience which teaches you a thing or two about line choice over rocks and when tires would slide off camber. If you are an experienced on road driver that is comfortable with vehicle clearance in tight spots, you should do fine. It's definitely a dangerous road. The adrenaline itself was a big part of the experience! We did drive it in the wet, which felt scary at first, but the Jeep still had a ton of traction on the rocks and the dirt and if you are smooth with the throttle and the break it felt sure footed. Google maps works well from Ouray, just download offline maps and navigate directly to Imogene Pass. Plan on 4 hours round trip. Better allows even more time you will want to stop in many places along the drive to take pictures and rest a little. Cell phone coverage is poor and non existent until you get to the top. The trail sees plenty of traffic, so if you end up in trouble likely someone will help. Be prepared for narrow roads that don't allow for two vehicles to pass each other in many places. Scan the road ahead for places to make room if you need to let an oncoming vehicle through. The experience is thrilling and beautiful, I got a new appreciation for offroading! Highly highly...

Had a absolute blast. Traffics not as bad as it’s described as and everyone’s plenty courteous up and down the pass. Everyone was friendly and good with notifying how many people were behind them around blind corners. Only minor dilemma I ran into was the indifferent weather.. beautiful hot and sunny in town, breezy and rainy half way up, sleet/freezing rain nearing the top then finally hot and sunny the entire way down the other side of the pass. Curious where the Honda Civic I passed was heading after I passed them shortly after a...

We have been on several of the fourwheel drive trails in the area and this is by far our favorite! Not real tough but a fun challenge and the scenery can't be beat. Take your time it's not real long, great one to pack a lunch on because there are several places to stop for a picnic. And when you get to telluride there's all kinds of little shops and great little places to grab some lunch or dinner. And don't forget about the ski lifts, they have a great view of the mountains and town, and you get to ride...