South Fork Indian Creek

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Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Spring · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Motorcycles are allowed on this and the North Fork Indian Creek trail. Outfitters bring horses up into this area as well. Fall hunting is popular in the area. There has been a juvenile black bear living around the 4-5 mile mark as of 2019 and hides up in the cliffs when spooked.

A tough but rewarding trail! Wear shoes that drain well and merino wool socks. Creeks can be dangerous in May/June. Plenty of spots to filter water from if you run out of water.

Plan on several creek crossings on this section of trail. The climbing on this section is more drawn out than on the steeper, shorter climbs on the North Fork Indian Creek side. Follow the map closely. In Lake Basin just before where "the chair" is, the trail transitions to the North Fork Indian Creek trail.

If you have come this far, you might as well continue and make a loop out of it! Time this run right and you'll either have lush flowers down lower or rolling fields of lupines in the meadows and along the hillsides up high.

Pine trees, quaky Aspens, lots of bushes/undergrowth, and flowers galore. Bears, moose, elk, mountain lions, and deer are in the area.