3.9 mi of trail, end to end · Hike the Indios Creek Trail: 7.8 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 900 ft of climbing · 8,560 ft–9,487 ft · native surface · bike, hiking, horse · seasonal: Winter seasonal closure dependent on current conditions
TrailheadRio de los Indios Trailhead 8,560 ft Drive there
Hike the Indios Creek Trail 7.8 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up
2-4 Hours · no dogs · entrance fee applies · reservation required · Spring, Summer, Fall · season The backcountry is closed to vehicular traffic from November 15 - May 14.
Start Indios Creek Trail
Indios Creek Trail skirts the edge of a beautiful montane grassland. Photo: NPS
The Indios Creek Trail is a 7.8-mile (12.6 km) hike that climbs gently up to the northern boundary of the park. This trail follows a creek, passes an old cabin from the ranching era, and ends just beyond a beautiful, hidden valley.
Elevation: 8,568 - 9,494 feet
Accessibility This unpaved, natural surface trail is narrow and has a relatively steep grade. Service animals permitted.
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.
