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Denver Metro Traffic Cameras — Live Road Cameras & Map

All Denver Metro Colorado CDOT cameras — interactive map

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About the Denver Metro cameras

Dense coverage of the metro freeways — I‑25 and I‑70 through the "Mousetrap," I‑225, I‑270, the C‑470/E‑470 beltways, US‑36 to Boulder and US‑6. Ideal for timing rush hour and spotting incidents before you commit to a route.

Metro Denver has more than 400 CDOT cameras — the densest coverage in Colorado — and they orbit one famous knot: the Mousetrap, where I‑25 meets I‑70 north of downtown, an interchange so tangled that a 1960s radio traffic reporter called it a maze that could trap a mouse. The name stuck. I‑25 is the spine, carrying the Front Range through the heart of the city; I‑70 crosses it east–west on the way from the plains to the mountains.

The rest of the grid is covered too — I‑225 through Aurora, the short I‑270 connector across the northeast, US‑36 up the old Denver–Boulder Turnpike, and the C‑470 and E‑470 beltways around the rim. At 5 p.m. a map app paints the whole metro red; the cameras show which red is a crawl and which is a standstill.

In winter, though, the most-checked cameras point west. The ski-weekend exodus climbs I‑70 past Golden and up Floyd Hill, and CDOT's Traction Law can be active on that climb while downtown Denver sits dry and sunny — check before you commit. The corridor page at /i-70-eisenhower-tunnel lines up the whole drive to Vail in order with live traction-law status, and the wider mountain map lives at /cdot-cameras/i-70-mountains.

Tips for the Denver Metro cameras

  • Check the Mousetrap cameras before crossing town — the I‑25/I‑70 interchange is where metro slowdowns concentrate, and the jam is usually directional.
  • On ski Saturdays, look at the I‑70 cameras past Golden before leaving the house — if Floyd Hill is stacked by 6:30 a.m., the corridor page at /i-70-eisenhower-tunnel shows how far the trouble runs.
  • The Traction Law (Code 15) applies to passenger cars — snow-rated tires, AWD/4WD or chains — and it can be active in the foothills while Denver itself is dry.
  • Favorite the handful of cameras you check every day — your merge, your exit — and they load together on the next visit.
  • For the official call on closures and traction laws, pair the pictures with CDOT's COtrip (cotrip.org) or dial 511 — a camera can't post a restriction.

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Colorado road camera guides

In-depth guides to the highways, passes and destinations we cover here.

Colorado Road & Traffic Cameras: A Live CDOT Map Guide
See 900+ live Colorado CDOT road cameras on one fast map. Check I-70 ski traffic, Vail Pass, the Eisenhower Tunnel, Denver, and the mountain passes before you drive.
I-70 Ski Country: Live Colorado Road Cameras for Vail & Breck
Live Colorado CDOT cameras for I-70 ski country — Vail, Copper, Breckenridge, the Eisenhower Tunnel, Vail Pass and Glenwood Canyon. Check ski traffic, chain law and road conditions before you drive.

Frequently asked questions

Which Denver freeways have cameras?
All the metro majors: I‑25 the length of the city, I‑70 east–west, I‑225 through Aurora, the I‑270 connector, US‑36 toward Boulder, and the C‑470 and E‑470 beltways. Coverage is heaviest on I‑25 and I‑70 around the central interchanges, where most of the metro's slowdowns are born.
What is the Mousetrap?
Denver's name for the I‑25/I‑70 interchange just north of downtown — coined in the 1960s by a radio traffic reporter who called it a maze that could trap a mouse. Built in 1951 and rebuilt after a 1984 torpedo-truck rollover paralyzed traffic for hours, it remains the metro's pivotal merge and its most-watched set of cameras.
Can I check the I‑70 ski corridor from here?
Yes — that's what many Denver drivers use these cameras for all winter. Start with the foothills climb past Golden and Floyd Hill on this map, then switch to /i-70-eisenhower-tunnel for the drive-order view of every camera to Vail, or the wide mountain map at /cdot-cameras/i-70-mountains for Georgetown through Glenwood Canyon.
What is the Traction Law?
Colorado's Code 15. When it's active, passenger vehicles need winter-rated or mud/snow tires with good tread, AWD/4WD, or chains — and in heavier storms CDOT escalates to the Passenger Chain Law (Code 16). The codes routinely activate on the I‑70 foothills climb while Denver streets are bone dry; COtrip posts the live status.
How current are the images?
They're stills from CDOT's COtrip camera network, refreshed every few minutes rather than streamed. Reload the camera you're watching to pull the newest frame before you commit to a route.
Is this an official CDOT site?
No — the images are CDOT's own public feed, organized here as an independent, non‑commercial travel tool. Official closures, chain laws and incidents live on COtrip at cotrip.org or 511 in Colorado. The statewide map at /cdot-cameras carries all 900‑plus CDOT cameras.