Animas Fork

Rating: 1-2
This is a well maintained road, but depending on when the last maintenance was performed and the recent weather, it may increase in rating to 2.

Location
Near Silverton, CO

Trailhead
This trail starts in Silverton, CO. Follow Greene St. through town and near the end in town there is a "Y" in the road. Go to the right at this intersection, which is Highway 2. Follow this road all the way to Animas Fork.

Description
This is an easy, well maintained road. 4-wheel drive is not necessary. There were a few rough spots, but with care a passenger car should be able to make it all the way to Animas Fork.

Animas Fork is a fun ghost town from the mining era in the late 1800's. In 1883 about 450 people lived in this town. They had a hotel, general store, saloon, and a post office. They even had their own newspaper for a few years. They had a 23-day blizzard in 1884 which dumped 25 feet of snow--they had to dig tunnels through the snow to get to the buildings!

One fun feature in this ghost town is that one of the houses was a 2 story cabin with a big bay window. Pretty impressive for a small, mining town!

There is a group that is actively preserving the cabins and structures. They have replaced a lot of the rotten wood to help keep the structures from collapsing.

Here is the KML track.

This is the cabin with the bay window.

This is the typical surface of the road and is passable by a passenger car.