As the weather starts to change and snow begins to fall, visitors and locals alike might be wondering when Independence Pass ...

Independence Pass is about to emerge from its long, winter slumber. The stretch of Colorado Highway 82 crossing the 12,095-foot Continental Divide usually opens for Memorial Day weekend, but the ...

Independence Pass is now open for the 2025 summer travel season. The opening marks the first time the road will be open since late October. Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation opened ...

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — Several of Colorado's scenic mountain highways are back open for the summer season, while one won't be opening this year. Here's the status of Independence Pass, Guanella Pass, ...

Plus CDOT offers safety tips for drivers, and 5 other scenic drives to see the state’s fall color change Colorado’s aspen trees are entering peak leaf changing currently and Colorado Department of ...

The popular and heavily-traveled Colorado Highway 82 over Independence Pass could open as early as next Monday, marking that date to be the highway's earliest opening on record, according to the ...