Live Traffic Camera: I-70 MP 238.50 WB : 0.5 miles W of Stanley Rd/CR 312 (WB)
Idaho Springs, Colorado
All cameras on I-70 in Colorado →This traffic camera monitors I-70 near Milepost 238.5 in Idaho Springs, Colorado, with a westbound view.
Multiple National Weather Service alerts are active for this camera area. Review the alert details below before traveling through this corridor.
Current weather near this camera is dry, with clear sky and temperatures near 78.3 °F.
The live view is most useful for checking traffic flow, visibility, and any lane restrictions before driving through the Idaho Springs area.
A later forecast includes precipitation, including light rain, so conditions may change after the current camera view.
Camera Information & Location Details
- Highway/Roadway
- I-70
- Traffic Direction
- WB
- County
- Clear Creek
- City
- Idaho Springs
- Feed Type
- Live Video
- Geographic Coordinates
- 39.74616, -105.54111
- Source Provider
- CDOT / COTRIP
Real-Time Mapping
Active Weather Alert near this camera
Conditions are favorable for hazardous weather nearby, even if the current camera view looks calm.
Air Quality Alert
Air Quality Alert issued August 6 at 10:10PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke. WHERE...Moffat, Routt, Grand, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Summit, Garfield, Pitkin, Mesa, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel, Dolores, Montezuma, La Plata, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale, Mineral, Archuleta, Morgan, Elbert, Huerfano, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Costilla, Conejos, Chaffee, Jackson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Lake, Park, Fremont and Custer Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Craig, Steamboat Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Meeker, Rangely, Eagle, Vail, Breckenridge, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Grand Junction, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Nucla, Ouray, Telluride, Dove Creek, Cortez, Durango, Hermosa, Honeyville, Rockwood, Saguache, Silverton, Lake City, Creede, Pagosa Springs, Fort Morgan, Kiowa, Walsenburg, Del Norte, South Fork, Alamosa, San Luis, Conejos, Buena Vista, Salida, Walden, Central City, Georgetown, Leadville, Fairplay, Canon City and Westcliffe. WHEN...900 AM Thursday August 06 to 900 AM Friday August 07 IMPACTS...Areas of moderate to heavy smoke, from in-state and out- of-state wildfires, will be possible across the advisory area through at least Friday morning. HEALTH INFORMATION...If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.
- Active until
- 2026-08-07 22:00:00 UTC
- Certainty
- Unknown
- Area
- Elbert, CO; Park, CO; Summit, CO; Morgan, CO; Clear Creek, CO; Jackson, CO; Grand, CO; Gilpin, CO
Air Quality Alert
Air Quality Alert issued August 6 at 4:10PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke. WHERE...Moffat, Routt, Grand, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Summit, Garfield, Pitkin, Mesa, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel, Dolores, Montezuma, La Plata, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale, Mineral, Archuleta, Morgan, Elbert, Huerfano, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Costilla, Conejos, Chaffee, Jackson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Lake, Park, Fremont and Custer Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Craig, Steamboat Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Meeker, Rangely, Eagle, Vail, Breckenridge, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Grand Junction, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Nucla, Ouray, Telluride, Dove Creek, Cortez, Durango, Hermosa, Honeyville, Rockwood, Saguache, Silverton, Lake City, Creede, Pagosa Springs, Fort Morgan, Kiowa, Walsenburg, Del Norte, South Fork, Alamosa, San Luis, Conejos, Buena Vista, Salida, Walden, Central City, Georgetown, Leadville, Fairplay, Canon City and Westcliffe. WHEN...900 AM Thursday August 06 to 900 AM Friday August 07 IMPACTS...Areas of moderate to heavy smoke, from in-state and out- of-state wildfires, will be possible across the advisory area through at least Friday morning. HEALTH INFORMATION...If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.
- Active until
- 2026-08-07 22:00:00 UTC
- Certainty
- Unknown
- Area
- Grand, CO; Jackson, CO; Elbert, CO; Park, CO; Summit, CO; Gilpin, CO; Morgan, CO; Clear Creek, CO
Air Quality Alert
Air Quality Alert issued August 7 at 9:10AM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke. WHERE...Routt, Grand, Jackson, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Steamboat Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Walden, Central City and Georgetown. WHEN...900 AM Friday August 07 to 900 AM Saturday August 08 IMPACTS...Moderate to heavy smoke from out-of-state fires will impact the advisory area through at least Saturday morning. HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.
- Active until
- 2026-08-08 15:00:00 UTC
- Certainty
- Unknown
- Area
- Grand, CO; Gilpin, CO; Jackson, CO; Clear Creek, CO
Current Weather near traffic camera in Idaho Springs, Colorado
Clear sky
- Temperature
- 78.3 °F
- Feels Like
- 70.9 °F
- Humidity
- 10%
- Wind
- 4.5 mph
- Wind Direction
- E (90°)
- Precipitation
- 0.00 inch
Forecast
- Max
- 78.7 °F
- Min
- 50.8 °F
- Precip.
- 0.00 inch
- Status
- Clear sky
- Max
- 80.0 °F
- Min
- 53.9 °F
- Precip.
- 0.00 inch
- Status
- Clear sky
- Max
- 77.8 °F
- Min
- 54.8 °F
- Precip.
- 0.02 inch
- Status
- Slight rain
Observed at: 2026-08-07 21:00 UTC (weather data updated hourly)
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