Deer Creek Canyon is a National Recreation Trail featured in Backpacker. 3 to 5 miles each way. The hike follows the northern portion of Devisadero trail with great views of the Taos valley and the Taos Pueblo. On most days you can see 90 miles from this trail. A southern exposure and a relatively low altitude in the Upper Sonoran and Transition life zones makes for a more desert like environment with pi ons, cedars and yuccas at lower levels and a mixed forest of pi ons, firs, ponderosas and scrub oaks at higher levels as we reach the bottom of the Canadian life zone.
Lunch is served on the trail and the hike continues on Capulin trail.
The return hike is back along Capulin and then follows the southern portion of the Devisadero loop. Lunch is served in a variety of possible locations. A smooth.easy and wide trail. This one gets the wildflower award in late spring and early summer. Beautiful aspen foliage in the fall.