Iron Creek Trail
Iron Creek Trail is in Spearfish Canyon and is located a few miles past Bridal Veil Falls. There is a small pullout parking lot at the beginning of the trail which starts right near the road and the Iron Creek Sign. This trail is easy (around 2.5 miles round trip there and back), and has little elevation gain. The trail follows the creek and is surrounded by cliffs, and trees. In the fall it is absolutely gorgeous. The kids will like this trail because there is plenty of things to see to keep them entertained and a lot of places to get in the water and cool off. After walking about a mile there is a spot where you can turn around if you choose. The creek begins to dry out after this and the trail gets narrower. The trail goes for about another 1/4 mile and ends at a road where there was a potty toliet. Unless you like to see where the trail ends, like the exercise, or need to use the toliet, the last 1/4 mile wasn’t anything special.
Near the road, this is where the pullout parking spots are.
Surrounded by tall cliffs.
Beginning of the trail. Looks very inviting.
Beautiful creek the whole way.
Neat cave that goes back pretty far.
In the cave looking out.
Little waterfalls here and there.
Moss everywhere is really pretty on the rocks.
Lots of places to get really close and get wet.
Lots of mines in the area.
Creek is all dried up here.
Place where you could turn around - at 1 mile here.
Trail gets smaller towards the end of the trail.
Almost at the end of the trail.
The end with the potty toliet.
Neat moss on the trees like in the South.
Picture perfect.
