East Carrizo Creek rises in Las Animas County, Colorado north of Mt.

Carrizo and east of Kim, Colorado, and flows generally southeast before turning south.

[2] It joins with West Carrizo Creek at a point about 6 miles north of the Preston Monument to form North Carrizo Creek.

[5] East Carrizo Creek flows through Carrizo Canyon, a small canyon located within the Comanche National Grassland that is dotted with juniper and cottonwood trees, and along which American Indian petroglyphs can be found.

[6] The location includes a hiking trail and a picnic area.