Lost Park Road

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3.9/5 (29 reviews)
Jefferson, Colorado (Park County)
Last Updated: 11/05/2023

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Lost Park Road is a gorgeous drive that follows the Lost Creek upstream taking you through several valleys and along the border of the Lost Creek Wilderness. It offers several different access points to the Colorado Trail, other hiking trails, and a network of more challenging 4x4 trails. Only an hour drive from Denver and open year-round, this trail is perfect for a day trip to see some great fall colors, viewing wildlife, snow wheeling, hunting, or a secluded weekend camping trip with endless areas to explore.

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3.9/5 (29)
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6400
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 11/19/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Some ice pack, but you should be fine.
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45900
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 11/04/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Calvary 4-Wheelers ran Lost Park Road as part of our End of the Season trip on Saturday, November 4. Along for the trip were me in my mildly modified Wrangler Unlimited (LJ), and Ali in his stock Chevy Silverado ZR2. The day was bright and sunny with mild temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s and only a light breeze. The beginning of the road coming off Highway 285 was clear and dry until we started into the hills, then it alternated between hard-packed snow, wet/icy/slushy, and clear until we reached the seasonal gate. After the seasonal gate, it was still well-tracked but not completely hard-packed. We took a side trip up Topaz Mountain/Wallace Gulch before continuing to the end for lunch. The last part of the road, where it runs along the side of the open valley, was mostly clear. The campground is closed for the season, but we parked in the trailhead parking area and ate in the back of Ali’s truck. On the way out, we took another side trip up Bonis Creek and down Banana Peel before returning to Highway 285. The parts of the road that had been icy on the way in were now slushy on the way out but, no doubt will ice over again when the temperatures drop overnight. The views on the way out of the peaks across 285 were spectacular.
Trail Review: Lost Park Road - Bill Andrews
Trail Review: Lost Park Road - Bill Andrews
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6400
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/28/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Ran this trail yesterday... super beautiful drive, one of my favorites in the area. This is by no means technical or tricky, but for what it lacks in "fun" is made up for with scenery.
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Rated 4/5
Visited: 06/10/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

As the review below mentioned, this trail is still closed at the seasonal gate (Waypoint 8) until 6/15. You can still access a few other roads and tons of camping, though. This entire area is gorgeous but wow, almost every single campsite (and there are DOZENS) was occupied the weekend of 6/10-6/11. Some of the campsites are spectacular but almost every one of them is within seeing distance (in some cases only 50-100 feet) of another site. If you don’t mind hearing yelling, laughing, music, and tons of SxS’s ripping around, this is the place for you. I’ll be back in the winter when it’s hopefully a bit quieter.
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6400
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 06/08/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Trail is still closed, will open 6/15. Extremely beautiful and mellow trail which leads to some amazing camping

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