Colorado Roads and Travel Updates
Welcome to Carbondale! To make your visit safer, use this page to learn how to stay informed about road closures, fire safety, and other emergency resources. This page is updated frequently.
For Colorado Department of Transportation reports regarding traffic incidents, winter road conditions, traffic cameras, active and planned construction, etc. visit. https://www.cotrip.org/home All real-time travel impacts are posted to COtrip.org
Carbondale/ Garfield County Emergency Management and Alerts
Register for all local county emergency text alerts (Pitkin for Aspen and Redstone, Eagle for El Jebel, Basalt and Frying Pan Valley, and Garfield for Carbondale and Glenwood Springs)
https://carbondalefire.org/sign-up-to-get-emergency-alerts/
For Garfield County information center, and information updates on natural hazards including wildfires.
https://www.garfield-county.com/emergency-management/
For Gunnison County (Kebler Pass and Crested Butte) emergency alerts and travel advisories
https://www.gunnisoncounty.org/AlertCenter.aspx
Information on Floods and Mudslide safety including Glenwood Canyon and I-70
River Run-off Levels and Potential Flooding
This is an informational section about the river levels and potential flood dangers in the Roaring Fork Valley. Stay informed during spring season run-off.
Visit USGS realtime River Gauging Stations for information about the Upper Colorado River Basin including the Roaring Fork and Crystal rivers.
View the USDA Snowpack Levels update for Colorado River Basins, including the Roaring Fork Basin.
Fire Restrictions and Safety
For information on fire safety including current fire restrictions, red flag warnings and fire weather watches, plus information on restrictions visit:
https://www.garfield-county.com/emergency-management/fire-restrictions/
To understand Stage 1-Stage 3 fire restrictions visit:
https://carbondalefire.org/fire-restrictions/
For larger fires throughout Colorado and other regions visit:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ and https://app.watchduty.org/
Winter Safety and Avalanche Information
For backcountry and avalanche safety information, be familiar with the following resources before you venture out, and always consider a guided experience:
