Lone Pine Creek Trail

Out in the rolling Cherokee Park country north of Livermore, the Lone Pine Creek Trail runs about 4.7 miles through Roosevelt National Forest, tracing the drainage that gives it its name. COTREX maps it as two stitched segments — a shorter dirt track and a longer one — that together link the wider Lone Pine Trail network on the east to the higher North Fork country on the west. It's open to hikers and horseback riders (no bikes, no motors), and its surface is honest forest tread: packed dirt and old two-track through lodgepole and open parks, managed by the Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

This is lesser-traveled ground than the trophy trails up the Poudre Canyon, and that's the appeal — long views across the sage-and-pine benches of Cherokee Park, the creek for company, and room to breathe. Because it sees fewer feet, the tread can run faint and the junctions matter, so carry a map and confirm your trailhead before you set out. There's no posted elevation, hazard, or seasonal-closure detail in the trail data, so check current conditions and access with the Canyon Lakes Ranger District before you go, especially in shoulder seasons when the back roads soften.

Trail Facts

Getting There

The trail lies in the Cherokee Park area of Roosevelt National Forest, north of Livermore in the North Fork Poudre drainage, reached off the Cherokee Park Road (CR-80C) network. Access roads here are unpaved and can be rough or seasonally soft — confirm the exact trailhead and current road status on the map and with the Canyon Lakes Ranger District before you drive out.

Know Before You Go

• Hike and horse only. COTREX lists this trail as open to hikers and horseback riders; bikes, motorcycles, and ATVs are not permitted.
• Part of the Cherokee Park network. Its east end ties into the wider Lone Pine Trail system, so it works as one leg of a longer loop or point-to-point through this country.
• Faint tread, carry a map. This is lightly used forest track — the path can run faint and junctions are easy to miss, so navigate deliberately.
• Check current conditions. The trail data carries no elevation, hazard, or closure detail — confirm access, roads, and seasonal conditions with the Canyon Lakes Ranger District before you go.