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• Beaver Creek is in the Pike National Forest, 13 miles northeast of Canon City and 10 miles southwest of Colorado Springs.
• Its boundaries are within El Paso, Fremont, and Teller Counties, and it lies on the south slope of Pikes Peak between Phantom Canyon Road and Hwy 115.
• Access Beaver Creek via Phantom Canyon by taking US Hwy 50 to County Road 67. Turn north on paved CR 67 and go about 1.75 miles to gravel-surfaced CR 123. Travel east, and at about 0.25 miles, turn north on CR 132 and follow this dirt road to its end at Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area. Hike up the canyon.
• Access is also possible off Hwy 115. Go south on Hwy 115 out of Colorado Springs for 32 miles. Turn right at the Brush Hollow Reservoir turnoff onto Fremont County Road 123. Follow this road 5 miles to CR 132. Turn right and travel 11 miles to the parking area.
• Topo maps: Big Bull Canyon (NW), Big Chief Mountain (NE), Phantom Canyon (SW), Mt. Pittsburgh (SE)

• Beaver Creek is pristine yet close to population centers. It includes grassland-semidesert, foothills, and montane life zones.
• Solitude and recreational challenge, especially hunting, fishing, and hiking, can be found in the deep canyons and on rock-crested peaks and ridges
• It provides ecological connections between the high elevations on Pikes Peak and the plains to the east and south.

• With elevations ranging between 6,000 ft. at Beaver Creek trailhead and 10,000 ft. on Black Mountain, Beaver Creek's rugged terrain trends from southwest to northeast. The heart of The area lies in the canyons of East and West Beaver Creek that join in the south-central part of the proposed wilderness.
• Granite cliffs and difficult terrain encompass the major drainages, including Beaver, Turkey, and Little Fountain creeks, and the east fork of Eightmile creek.
• Bighorn sheep and elk find winter and summer range in Beaver Creek. Mule deer, black bear, mountain lion, beaver, golden and bald eagle, and ring-tailed cats and the threatened Mexican spotted owl and peregrine falcon utilize the area.
• Vegetation includes Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine, Limber pine, aspen, pinon-juniper woodlands, and wetlands streams.

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