Due to forecasted winter weather, the Colorado Department of Transportation will close Independence Pass tomorrow at 8am. Conditions will be re-evaluated once the storm passes to determine whether the road can reopen or will enter its annual winter shutdown.
Cottonwood Pass will be closing for the season on Monday. Gates on the Chaffee County and Gunnison County sides will both be locked at 9am.
Cottonwood Pass crosses the Continental Divide at 12,120 feet, connecting Chaffee and Gunnison counties. The Pass is closed for the winter due to heavy snow accumulation.
Chaffee County Road 306 is not maintained beyond the winter closure gate near the Denny Creek Trailhead. Motor vehicles, with the exception of snowmobiles, are not permitted beyond the closure gate.
