The Hike to Zapata Falls

The trail and the new bridge over South Zapata Creek up in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado in the fall of 2025.
End of the walk at the new bridge over South Zapata Creek - Fall 2025.

Busy place. Many cars up there. Different six years ago - a harder climb on a rough road. The campground? Packed - no open campsite. The falls? A walk in a shopping mall - crowded. I passed the falls and hiked up to a new wooden bridge over South Zapata Creek. Humid cliffs nearby. The creek was probably named after the old "Zapata Ranch" down in the San Luis Valley. Spanish surname. Good views of the Sand Dunes from these mountains. 

Where are the Zapata Falls? - Map my location.

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