Lost Creek Wilderness

The Lost Creek Wilderness is a 119,790-acre wilderness area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties south of the town of Bailey. The area is situated entirely within the boundaries of the Pike National Forest.

The area is named for Lost Creek, a perennial stream that repeatedly disappears and reappears before finally emerging as Goose Creek, which empties into the South Platte River at Cheesman Reservoir just east of the Wilderness area. The entire watershed lies in the Upper South Platte River Basin. The area is notable for its many rock formations, natural arches, and rounded granite domes and knobs, carved of red Pikes Peak granite. The area contains two mountain ranges: the Kenosha Mountains and the Tarryall Mountains. 12,431-foot (3,789 m) Bison Peak is the highest peak in the wilderness.

LOST CREEK TRAILS

• Ben Tyler

• Brookside -McCurdy

• Colorado Trail

• Craig Park

• Goose Creek

• Hankins Pass

• Lake Park

• Lizard Rock

• McCurdy Park

• Payne Creek

• Rolling Creek

• Ute Creek

• Wigwam

AVAILABLE MAPS

The following maps cover the Lost Creek Wilderness and can be purchased at many area stores:

NATIONAL FOREST MAPS:

• Pike National Forest

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/TRAILS ILLUSTRATED:

• #105 Tarryall Mountains / Kenosha Pass

USGS 7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLES:

• Bailey

• Pine

• Green Mountain

• Shawnee

• Windy Peak

• McCurdy Mountain