Access to the trailhead is from I-70 eastbound only, meaning that when traveling westbound on I-70, one must go past the trailhead to the next exit, Grizzly Creek, and turn around and head back east to the Hanging Lake exit.
Access to the trailhead is from I-70 eastbound only, meaning that when traveling westbound on I-70, one must go past the trailhead lacate at exit 125 to the next rest stop, Grizzly Creek, located at exit 121. From here one must turn around and head back east to the Hanging Lake exit.