Curecanti National Recreation Area · Colorado

Pine Creek Trail

0.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 40 ft of climbing · 250 ft of descent · 7,155 ft–7,390 ft · trail class Highly Developed · hiking

Boat launches

Along the way Pine Creek Boat Launch

Trailhead Pine Creek Trail 7,405 ft Drive there

Hike Pine Creek Trail the Park Service's write-up

1-2 Hours · dogs allowed · Spring, Summer, Fall

Start Pine Creek Trailhead

This trail follows Pine Creek as it cascades into the depths of the upper Black Canyon to Morrow Point Reservoir. It follows the old narrow gauge railroad bed along the reservoir.

Pine Creek Trail provides fishing, camping, and boating access for Morrow Point Reservoir. No boat launching facilities. Small hand-carried craft are permitted if carried down the steps (and back up).

Distance (one-way): 1.3 mi (2.1 km)

Difficulty: Moderately strenuous. 200+ ft (65 m) decent into the canyon via maintained steps. Carry at least 1 liter of water per person. Check for ticks during the summer months.

Accessibility This trail is moderately strenuous with a short descent on maintained steps. It is not wheelchair accessible.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.