The hike starts at the Spruce Grove Campground perched along the Tarryall Creek. This is one of my favorite campgrounds near Colorado Springs, by the way.
Directions: From the springs, drive east on HWY 24 and turn left on CR77 (Tarryall Road). Continue on road for 13 miles to the Spruce Grove campground. You will see signage for Lizard Rock after you cross the bridge. One helpful hint, you will see a rock in the shape of a lizard ahead. Keep your eye on it. You will want to know when you pass it because there is an unmarked fork to the left to ascend to the top of it. If you hit the Hankins Pass/Brookside-Mccurdy trail signs, you went a tad too far, turn around.
The Good: Lizard Rock is a go to hike
for me if I don't want to travel too far. It is about an hour away from town but gives you the feeling that you are far away. The Lost Creek Wildnerness is our best kept secret in Colorado Springs. Don't tell anyone how beautiful it is over there.
The Bad: Due to construction on CR77, construction crews were only letting cars through about once every 45 minutes. Hiking is always an adventure. You never know when you are going to be on a middle of nowhere road and told that you have to wait there for almost an hour. I wish I would have had a map of the area with me because later I found out that I could have taken a different route to the trail.
The Beautiful: Sitting on top of Lizard Rock and staring at the lakes, valleys and rivers of the Lost Creek Wildnerness makes you feel like everything is going to be all right. #terryall #lizardrock #lostcreekwildnerness
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| I didn't get a chance to get a picture of the actual "lizard rock" so I googled imaged it for the blog |
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