Directions to Tennessee Pass

WARNING:

DO NOT USE GPS DIRECTIONS if they ask you take County Road 18 or 19 at any point. These are 4X4 roads in the summer and closed to motor traffic in the winter. Those directions are incorrect, and you may get lost or stuck.  Please use the Google Map above and choose “Directions,” or call us at 719.486.8114 or 719.486.1750 to speak directly to our staff to get accurate directions. They are also printed below from any direction you may be coming from.

From Vail / Minturn, CO

(From I-70), Take exit 171 to merge onto Highway 24-E/US-6E.  Continue on Highway 24-E for approximately 29 miles to the top of Tennessee Pass/Continental Divide and turn left at the large Tennessee Pass Nordic Center/Ski Cooper entrance sign. Proceed up the access road to find the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center on the right side of the parking lot.

From Leadville, CO

Travel north on Highway 24-W approximately 9 miles to the top of Tennessee Pass/Continental Divide and turn right at the large Tennessee Pass Nordic Center/Ski Cooper entrance sign. Proceed up the access road to find the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center on the right side of the parking lot.

From Denver, CO

Travel west on Interstate 70 approximately 80 miles and take exit 195 to merge onto CO-91 Stoward Copper Mountain/Leadville.  Proceed on CO-91 S approximately 22 miles and turn right onto US-24 W (just before entering Leadville, CO).  Proceed on US-24 W approximately 8 miles to the top of Tennessee Pass/Continental Divide and turn right at the large Tennessee Pass Nordic Center/Ski Cooper entrance sign. Proceed up the access road to find the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center on the right side of the parking.