Independence Pass - Aspen Things To Do

  • Address: Highway 82, 20 miles east of Aspen, Aspen, CO 81611
  • Phone: +1 970 925 3445 (Forest Service)
  • Website:www.fs.fed.us
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4.5
 7+ reviews
Independence Pass
Highway 82
20 miles east of Aspen, Aspen, CO 81611

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  • Topping out at 12,095 ft, Independence Pass is one of the most spectacular mountain roads in America. Breathtaking scenery awaits on the myriad of switchbacks that wind from the Elk Range Mountains in Aspen over the enormous Sawatch Range, where Colorados tallest peaks stand. There is a parking a... more on NileGuide

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5.0
A Must

(September 05, 2002 00:00)

The view is awesome and a must if you are visiting Aspen By A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Very different

I rode along with someone I had met from Snowmass. I was not sure what to expect, and was not sure why it was important that I see it. I was a passenger not the driver, it has amazing views and is extremely high up. If you are adventurous and like to take life to more extremes, try this. I would ... td507, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

5.0
Better than Aspen!

I've done it twice on a bicycle. Very difficult going up, devine going down! Be careful. Much better ... By spudzone1 from Wisconsin, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
God's backard

This is a most beautiful drive. Put the window down and hear the mountain streams. It is high and had hair pin turns, but the roads are good (when it's open) and the views are fabulous.

It's hard to imagine people settling up there...and interesting to get out at the ... By A Yahoo! User from Baytown, TX, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
It's very different

I rode along with someone who had driven Independence Pass many times. We began the journey from Aspen and stopped along the way. If you stop and look over the edge of the cliff, u will see cars at the bottom ... By td507 from Chicago, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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