Black Point #613

The Black Point Trail #613 descends at a fairly steep grade down the Keith Creek drainage to its confluence with Red Creek. At the point where Keith Creek and Red Creek join, the drainage becomes the Little Dominguez. This hike off of Black Point offers great scenic views of the sandstone canyon walls and offers good bird watching opportunities in the riparian habitat along the drainage. In addition the Little Dominguez drainage contains a small cutthroat trout population in the pools below the Keith Creek/Red Creek confluence.

Geo-Ref Trail Map Geo-Reference Instructions

General Information

June

Open to Hiking and Horseback.

Getting There

Elevation

7,400

Directions

UPPER ACCESS:

Travel 15.4 miles south on the Divide Road, FSR #402, from the Northern Forest Boundary to its junction with Dominguez Road, FSR #408. Turn left and travel northeast on the Dominguez Road for 0.3 miles to its intersection with the Brushy Ridge Road, FSR #409. Turn right onto the Brushy Ridge Road and travel southeast for 3.7 miles to the Black Point Road, FSR #420. intersection. Turn left (north/northeast) onto the Black Point Road and travel 4.9 miles to where the road makes a sharp right (east) turn, the intersection with the Buck Springs Road, FSR #423. From this intersection continue on the Black Point Road an additional 3.2 miles to the Black Point Trailhead.

LOWER ACCESS:

The Black Point Trail ends about ½ mile before reaching the Forest/BLM Boundary in the Little Dominguez drainage. Access to the lower Little Dominguez drainage is also possible from the Bridgeport Road off of Highway 50 between Whitewater and Delta. A BLM system trail travels several miles up the Little Dominguez drainage but travel above this is based on personal discretion.