Clear
Creek Falls
Cimarron Canyon State Park
Clear Creek Falls #1 is 16’high #2
is about 10’ high
falls #3
is 25’ high falls
#4 is 35’high
beta facts:
name-The Clear Creek Waterfalls
height- #4 is the highest at 35’.
elevation- 8400’
GPS coordinates- ±#36°30.640’N 105°10.800’W
flow- this is a perennial trout stream
season- May thru October
accommodations- State park campgrounds are
nearby.
ownership- public – Cimarron Canyon State
Park
access- a mile and a half hike from US Hwy
64.
nearest town- Eagle Nest is 6 miles west of
here and Ute Park is 6 miles east of here.
fun fact- Sparkling Clear Water…!!!!
essay bro:
There are many creeks named Clear
Creek. However the Clear Creek of
Cimarron Canyon State Park in northern New Mexico has beautiful
waterfalls. This is a fine
waterfall lover’s hike. Park near
milepost 292. About a mile up the
trail from your car you will come to a small but pretty 3 or 4-foot high
cascade. This means you are now
entering Clear Creek’s fabulous water “show”! Falls #1 is a couple hundred yard ahead. #2 is an eighth mile after #1 and #3 is
another eighth mile again. #4 is
about a quarter mile beyond the others.
#2 and #3 cannot be seen from the trail, so listen for them and watch
for a small trail forking off towards the creek.
AND HEY….. Support a worthy cause 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…??? JJJ
Do it with an American smile.
(see also Maverick
Falls and Lost Creek
Falls)
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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