Colorado

Lost Creek Wilderness was officially designated by the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980 with additions in 1993. Today it totals 119,790 acres. Elevations range from 8,000' to 12,400' above sea level. Lost Creek was named after a creek of the same name that repeatedly disappears underground only to reappear again further downstream where it ultimately becomes Goose Creek.

Lost Creek is accessed by a 136-mile trail network, 105 miles of which are within the Wilderness boundary. The trail system traverses tree-lined mountain parks, fascinating rounded granite domes, and rare granite arches. Black bears, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, and bobcats share the region. Vegetation includes ponderosa, bristlecone, and lodgepole pine, aspen, spruce, fir, and alpine tundra.

Please help keep wilderness wild by following Leave No Trace practices.

Lost Park in the Lost Creek Wilderness

Lost Park in the Lost Creek Wilderness ©Outdoor Trail Maps LLC

When Open? Area Acres Operated By
Year-round; 24 hours a day 119,790 acres US Forest Service:
South Park Ranger District
South Platte Ranger District
Dogs Allowed? Miles of Trail Max/Min Elev (ft)
Dogs allowed on leash 170 7,950ft - 12,430ft
Lost Creek Wilderness Location

Lost Creek Wilderness Trail and Map Finder

Area Hiking Trails:
1 - Ben Tyler - CT Connector Trail
2 - Ben Tyler Trail #606
3 - Brookside Ag Trail #719
4 - Brookside Alt Trail
5 - Brookside-McCurdy North Trail #607
Area Hiking Trails:
1 - Ben Tyler - CT Connector Trail
2 - Ben Tyler Trail #606
3 - Brookside Ag Trail #719
4 - Brookside Alt Trail
5 - Brookside-McCurdy North Trail #607
6 - Brookside-McCurdy South Trail #607
7 - Camp Spur 2 Trail
8 - Camp Spur Trail
9 - Colorado Trail #1776 Segment 3
10 - Colorado Trail #1776 Segment 4
11 - Colorado Trail #1776 Segment 5
12 - Connector Trail
13 - Craig Park Trail #608
14 - East Lost Park South Trail
15 - Goose Creek Trail #612
16 - Green Mountain Trail #722
17 - Hankins Pass Trail #630
18 - Lake Park Trail #639
19 - Lizard Rock Overlook Trail
20 - Lizard Rock Trail #658
21 - Long Gulch TH Connector Trail
22 - McCurdy Park Trail #628
23 - Miller Gulch Trail #730
24 - Nate Stulz Spur Trail #655A
25 - Nate Stulz Trail #655
26 - Old Shafthouse Trail
27 - Payne Creek Trail #637
28 - Rolling Creek Trail #663
29 - Tramway Access Trail
30 - Ute Creek Trail #629
31 - Wigwam Trail #609
Area Trailheads:
1 - Ben Tyler Trail #606
2 - Ben Tyler Trailhead South
3 - Brookside-McCurdy North Trail #607
4 - Brookside-McCurdy South Trail #607
5 - Buffalo Trailhead
Area Trailheads:
1 - Ben Tyler Trail #606
2 - Ben Tyler Trailhead South
3 - Brookside-McCurdy North Trail #607
4 - Brookside-McCurdy South Trail #607
5 - Buffalo Trailhead
6 - CT Trailhead
7 - Goose Creek Trail #612
8 - Lizard Rock Trail #658
9 - Lost Creek Trailhead
10 - Lost Creek Trailhead
11 - Lost Park Trailhead
12 - Miller Gulch Trailhead
13 - Nate Stulz Trailhead
14 - Ute Creek Trail #629
15 - Wigwam Trail #609
Area Campgrounds:
1 - Buffalo Campground
2 - Green Mountain Campground
3 - Kenosha East Campground
4 - Lost Park Campground
5 - Meadows Group Campground
Area Campgrounds:
1 - Buffalo Campground
2 - Green Mountain Campground
3 - Kenosha East Campground
4 - Lost Park Campground
5 - Meadows Group Campground
6 - Spruce Grove Campground
7 - Timberline Campground
8 - Twin Eagles Campground
Lost Creek Wilderness Refrigerator Gulch
Refrigerator Gulch in the Lost Creek Wilderness