Pearl Pass ATV Trail near Crested Butte, Colorado is just a beautiful, beautiful place to go ATVing. You will never find another ATV trail that is it's equal in natural splender.
Nothing can prepare you for the awesome view that greets ATVers when they clear the corner at the top of the pass and find themselves looking down into the Montezuma Basin. Staring out into this unbelievable place ATV enthusiasts can really get a sense of how old the earth truly is.
The ATV trail leading out of Crested Butte starts out as a fairly easy dirt road, but before you know it, the climb gets harder and harder. This ATV trail is only open a few weeks out of the year due to impassible snow drifts that may last well into August, but if you ever get the chance to go ATVing there, you are in for a very rare treat.
If you'd like to ATV at Pearl Pass you should head south from Crested Butte for 2 miles and turn left at the Crested Butte Country Club sign, eventually this changes into Brush Creek Road FR738. Stay on the main road for a short while and it gives way to a gravel road. There are signs to point ATVers on their way to Pearl Pass.
There is a camping area near the ATV trail and ATVers planning to stay should review environmental and safety tips in the Treadlightly manual. It is very important to maintain the beauty of this area if it is to be kept open for ATV use. Above all, ATV riders should be certain to remove all of their trash and leave nothing behind on the trail. The cardinal rule of ATVing is never ride alone. Always take a buddy or two with you when you ride the ATV trails.
