| McCurdy Park Trail #628 is one of the most remote trails in the Lost Creek Wilderness. The McCurdy Park Trail traverses some of the more scenic country in the Wilderness. Near where it crosses Lost Creek, guests can see entrances to some of the creek's underground passages, which give it its name.The McCurdy Park Trail is most often hiked as part of a larger loop, which incorporates parts of the Goose Creek, Brookside-McCurdy, Lake Park, and Hankins Pass Trails. Due to the tight rugged terrain, it takes a little time and skill to locate a good legal campsite (at least 100' from streams and trail). Guests should leave a little daylight for the task.From the north end at its junction with the Goose Creek Trail, the trail drops rapidly down into Refrigerator Gulch, then climbs back out and winds among the granite outcrops before dropping again to Lost Creek. The trail remains on the north side until it crosses and leaves the creek. As the trail climbs up the side drainage toward McCurdy Park, it passes the small lake shown on the map. This lake comes and goes depending on how active the beaver population is. A long uphill climb brings visitors at last to McCurdy Park, a high, open valley surrounded by granite crags. To the east is the McCurdy Park Tower, which yields some moderate technical rock climbs. At the south end of the park, the trail meets the Brookside-McCurdy Trail and ends. |
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