 Four miles (6.4 km) east of the city, just past Targert Lake Road, it passes the gates where the road is closed in wintertime.Past this point development along the road abates as most of the land alongside the road is part of White River National Forest.On the north side of the road are some of Aspen's more popular climbing cliffs; on the south side are many small parking areas for trailheads, campgrounds, and popular swimming holes along the Roaring Fork like Devil's Punchbowl.