Lost
Falls
25’ high Lost Falls is in
Cimarron Canyon... during a very dry time of a low water year
beta facts:
name- Lost 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.
(see also Clear
Creek Falls and Maverick
Falls)
Enhanced National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
one
mile = approximately 2.5 inches
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