SH 62 starts at a junction with SH 145 just north of Placerville, Colorado in the San Miguel River valley and heads northeast up the Leopard Creek Canyon.

The highway bends slowly to the east before crossing the Dallas Divide at an elevation of 8,983 feet (2,738 m).

The highway crosses the Uncompahgre River just before ending at a junction with US 550.

[2] State Highway 62 is part of the San Juan Skyway, designated as a National Scenic Byway in 1996.

[3] Media related to Colorado State Highway 62 at Wikimedia Commons