Cinnamon Pass Road is part of the Alpine Loop in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado. It's counterpart is Engineer Pass Road. This route is opened by snowplow early in the season. (usually open by Memorial Day) Cinnamon Pass Road provides access to many historic mining towns. Be warned though, in the summer Cinnamon Pass Road is an extremely popular 4WD route.


The North Fork Cutoff is used to link Cinnamon Pass Road and Engineer Pass Road at the west end of the Alpine Loop.

Like many trails/roads in Colorado, the Cinnamon Pass Road was travelled originally by Native American Indians, in the case Ute Indians.

The first documented travel was in the early 1860s when Charles Baker used the Cinnamon Pass in his exploration of the San Juan mountains. In the early 1870s, Albert Burrows and the Hayden Survey party crossed over the Cinnamon Pass.

Historic Sites: Sherman, Whitecross, Burrows Park, Tellurium, Sterling, Animas Forks

Campgrounds: Mill Creek

Trailheads: Silver Creek, Grizzly Gulch

Connecting Routes: North Fork Cutoff, Engineer Pass Road, Carson Ghost Town Trail, Animas Forks Road