Woody Creek (Colorado)

Woody Creek
The creek passing under a bridge carrying the Rio Grande Trail
The location of the creek's mouth in Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness in the White River National Forest
• coordinates	39°13′32.95″N106°39′42.12″W / 39.2258194°N 106.6617000°W / 39.2258194; -106.6617000 [1]
Mouth
• location	Woody Creek, Colorado
• coordinates	39°16′36.95″N106°53′29.15″W / 39.2769306°N 106.8914306°W / 39.2769306; -106.8914306 [1]
• elevation	6,841 feet (2,085 meters) [1]
Length	15 miles (24 kilometers). [2]
Basin features
Progression	Roaring Fork → Colorado
Tributaries
• right	Spruce Creek Cliff Creek Silver Creek Wilbur Creek Sawmill Creek Casaday Creek Collins Creek Little Woody Creek

Woody Creek is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River in Pitkin County, Colorado. The community of Woody Creek, Colorado takes its name from the creek.

Course

The creek rises northeast of Aspen in the Hunter Fryingpan Wilderness in the White River National Forest. From there, it travels generally northwest, losing some of its flow to ditch diversions, eventually passing under the Rio Grande Trail and Upper River Road to its confluence with the Roaring Fork River in Woody Creek. ^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Woody Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
2. "Woody Creek". Colorado Trail Explorer. Colorado DNR + CPW and Natural Atlas. n.d. Retrieved October 23, 2025.