The pass straddles the Continental Divide, and separates the headwaters of La Poudre Pass Creek, which joins the Cache la Poudre River and eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico, from the headwaters of the Colorado River, which drains into the Gulf of California.

In the wet meadow just south of the divide, the Colorado River begins its course as a tiny stream emerging from this area which includes the small La Poudre Pass Lake.

[2] The pass is traversed by a hiking trail, by the Grand Ditch as it carries water from the Never Summer Mountains into the Cache La Poudre River, and by a private, gated, maintenance road for the Grand Ditch.

Long Draw Road is unpaved, but can be traveled by regular passenger automobiles.

It's a very short walk from here to the pass, which is marked by the entrance sign to the Rocky Mountain National Park.