Box of Crumbs (Dinosaur)

Box of Crumbs has a few good morsels in it, but the three okay rappels are separated by too much canyon walking. Consider descending Box of Cookies and upclimbing past R3 to the base of R2 in Box of Crumbs instead. Pay attention to the property lines and review the specific instructions in the Red Tape section.

Drive east of the town of Dinosaur, Colorado and the Dinosaur National Monument Canyon Visitor Center on Highway 40. Turn north on County Road 165 at (40.25068, -108.77781). Follow the well-graded dirt road a quick left then right and on to a ranch gate 1.75 miles away. Note the quantity of No Trespassing signs posted on both sides of the road. County Road runs through one parcel of private property to the front gate of another Park in front of the ranch gate at the end of the road. Park in front of this gate out of the way at (40.26486, -108.79989), such that a large trailer could turn around. See the Red Tape section below. Hike 0.2 miles back down the road. Depart the road to hike north through a small BLM parcel. Aim for a low point on the east side of the parcel where the ridge is lowest. Follow an animal trail down the ridge and walk across a field to the Colorado State Trust Land boundary. Hike north around the next ridge and pick up an old dirt road, which is washed out in a few places, but has a cattle trail to follow. Follow the kml track in Box of Cookies and hike the easy ridge west of Box Canyon to hike a shorter, but slightly steeper path around the top the West Fork. The stats included here reference hiking further west from the mouth of Box Canyon on maintained two-tracks. This is further, but about the fastest hiking possible. A gate crosses the road at (40.30435, -108.79955), which keeps cattle to the south for grazing. This has been confirmed with the White River BLM Field Office that this is indeed public land and there should not be any No Trespassing signs posted at this location. Leave the gate open or closed as you found it. Hike to the top tributary to reach the first rappel.

DC: 30' DC: 10' DCL R1: 60' from a tree DCR + another 10' of rope to fiddle. Enter the Middle Box Canyon drainage and hike a long way R2: 45' from a boulder pinch DCR into a pretty alcove and narrows R3: 95' from a tree set back DCR +20' extra to fiddle, bypassable DCR Box Canyon West Fork (Box of Cookies) enters DCR. The most overgrown section of the canyon is from the confluence of the West (Cookies) and Middle (Crumbs) Forks until this drainage meets the large Main (East) Box Canyon. Shortly after this next confluence, one could escape the canyon DCR by scrambling up the slope. Several downclimbs of 10'-20' exist in the main Box Canyon.