Colorado · Hiking · Sangre de Cristo Wilderness

N. Fork Zapata

N. Fork ZapataPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.9 mi
round trip
774 ft
climb
11,403 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is N. Fork Zapata open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Rio Grande National Forest. It doesn't name N. Fork Zapata, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Rio Grande National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

N. Fork Zapata is a hard hike of about 1.9 miles in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, part of the Conejos Peak Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that gains about 774 feet from a low point of 10,623 feet to a high of 11,403 feet. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. The route is short but steep, so plan for a climb rather than a casual walk. The South Zapata Lake Trail, a mountain biking route, starts just 0.2 miles away, and the S. Zapata hike is about 0.6 miles off. Zapata Falls Campground and the California Peak hike both lie roughly 1.6 miles from the trail.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.