The trail makes a wide curve back to the east for .3 mile where the creek is crossed again. Follow the route for .5 mile to return to the top of the loop and fence. It is .4 mile to the trailhead and Highway 44. Parking is available for 2 vehicles at the junction of Deep Creek Road and Highway 44. Trail is mostly level and travels on a roadbed through open timber stands.
Elk Park is a large flat meadow.
Elk or moose may be seen in the area. This road is also used by snowmobilers. Skiers and snowmobilers may be on the road at the same time, however Elk Park itself is closed to snowmobiles. From the trailhead at Highway 44, the route travels west on the Deep Creek Road to Elk Park. The ski route winds in and out of open stands of Ponderosa Pine and Aspen trees.