Grottos Day Use Area Climbing

From Aspen, head up the pass, and look for the "Grottos Day Use Area" sign. This area is located past mile marker 50, and there is a gravel parking lot on the right. The trail is located on the north side of CO Hwy 82 at the "Grottos Day Use Area" sign for westbound traffic. Follow the obvious trail around the east side of a pond until you get to a large screefield. There are some cairns marking a slightly easier path up the scree, but if you lose them, just keep going up, and you'll end up at the Nude Buttress. The Game Wall and Designer Wall are a little farther up the hill around the left side of Nude Buttress. Expect this approach to take about 20 to 30 minutes.