Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Colorado

Rock Creek

1.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1488 · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.2191, -106.3951 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Rock Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Rock Creek Trailhead provides access to the Colorado Trail (segment 4) and the Ben Tyler Trail inside of Lost Creek Wilderness where restrictions apply. (Read more about the Colorado Trail at coloradotrail.org .)

Perched at approximately 10,000 feet in elevation adjacent to the north-west corner of the Lost Creek Wilderness, the Rock Creek stream corridor is a bustling multi-use area serving as a main Wilderness access for hikers and equestrians as well as offering dispersed camping opportunities.

Rock Creek Trailhead area provides 20 parking spots, a trailer turn-around for equestrian users as well as overflow parking spaces and dispersed camping opportunities.

Restrictions Wilderness restrictions apply in Lost Creek Wilderness.

Accessibility <p>This area is open year round; however, access will be difficult during the winter months.</p>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea 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 forest's own site before you go.