Lost
Creek Falls
25’ high Lost Creek Falls is in Cimarron Canyon... during a very dry
time of a low water year
beta facts:
name- Lost Creek Falls
height- 25’
elevation- 8300’
GPS coordinates- ±36°31.606’N 105°08.400’W
flow- perennial
season- May is best
accommodations- Cimarron Canyon State Park
ownership- State of New Mexico
access- 1½ mile …not too bad of a bushwhack
hike with fairly decent game trails.
nearest town- Eagle Nest is 8 miles west of
here and Ute Park is 4 miles east of here.
fun fact- Support our State Parks…. Buy an annual State Parks
Pass….!!!! It’s a worthy cause.
essay bro:
The
closest pullout to park near Lost Creek is at Mile 294.4, just west of Hwy 64
bridge over the Cimarron River. Walk
east back over the bridge and as you cross the bridge look upstream. You will see Lost Creek as it conflues with
the Cimarron River. Head south, up that
creek… with your bushwhacking britches on.
HEY….. Support a worthy cause and BUY an annual State Parks
Pass…. It cost 40 bucks… just
do it … it will feel good….. and it makes parking your car along Hwy 64 in
Cimarron Canyon actually legal. Help
support our State Parks system. At least
buy a Day Pass. A day pass Costs 5
bucks.
…AND
…there is one more legality that you really should know. When you walk up any trail in Cimarron Canyon
State Park you are trespassing. Because
Cimarron Canyon State Park is actually a very thin narrow corridor of land ±100
yards wide and about 8 miles long. Once
you are more than 50 yards up the mountain from either the Cimarron River or
Highway 64, without warning land ownership changes to Colin Neblett Wildlife
Management Area.
To
be legal the State of New Mexico says you must have one of three things. A hunting license during hunting season or a fishing
license during fishing season or an access permit called a GAIN permit. An annual GAIN permit costs $19 for an adult
resident of New Mexico and they are available for purchase anywhere hunting and
fishing licenses are sold.
How
many hoops can you jump thru on your way to a waterfall…??? Do it with an American smile.
Enhanced
USGS 7.5’ topo map
one
mile = approximately 2.5 inches
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