Table of Contents
Acknowledgments x
Introduction 1
Welcome! A Message from Your Waterfall Guide 1
Hiking Waterfalls Is Good for You 2
Colorado Waterfall Sources and Types 4
Hiking Waterfalls Safety and Protocol 5
How to Use This Guide 7
Packing for Your Waterfall Hike 9
Final Preparations 11
Trail Finder 13
Map Legend 25
The Waterfalls
Rocky Mountain National Park East
1 Wild Basin Trail Waterfalls: Copeland Falls (lower and upper), "Lovers Leaps," Calypso Cascades, and Ouzel Falls 28
2 Thunder Lake Trail Waterfalls: Mertensia Falls, Fan Falls, and "Falcon Falls" 32
3 Lion Lakes Trail Waterfalls: Thunder Falls and Trio Falls 35
4 East Longs Peak Trail Waterfalls: Columbine Falls and "Chasm Lake Falls" 38
5 Glacier Gorge Trail Waterfalls: Alberta Falls, Glacier Falls," Shelf Falls," "Solitude Falls "Blue Lake Falls," "Slide Falls," Ribbon Falls, and "Black Lake Falls" 42
6 Timberline Falls (at Loch Vale) 48
7 Fern Lake Trail Waterfalls: "Windy Gulch Cascades," "Spruce Creek Falls," Fern Falls, Marguerite Falls, and Grace Falls 50
8 Horseshoe Falls 56
9 Chasm Falls 58
10 "Ypsilon Falls" 60
11 MacGregor Falls 62
12 Bridal Veil Falls (at Rocky Mountain National Park) 64
13 West Creek Falls 66
14 Lost Falls 68
Denver and Boulder Area
15 Timberline Falls (at Camp Dick) 74
16 Boulder Falls 78
17 "Eldorado Falls" 81
18 Bridal Veil Falls (at Idaho Springs) 84
19 Maxwell Falls 86
20 "Cherry Creek Falls" 90
21 "Tarryall Falls" 93
Colorado Springs Area
22 Silver Cascade Trail Waterfalls: Helen Hunt Falls and Silver Cascade (Spoon) Falls 98
23 Saint Marys Falls 101
24 "Undine Falls" 103
25 "Josephine Falls" 105
26 Seven Falls 107
27 "Intemann Falls" 109
28 Dorothy Falls 111
29 "Williams Canyon Falls" 114
30 Rainbow Falls 116
31 Green Mountain Falls Waterfalls: Crystal Falls and Catamount Falls 118
32 "Harvey Carter Falls" 122
33 Horsethief Falls 125
34 "Guffey Falls" 128
Central Colorado
35 Agnes Vaille Falls 132
36 Cascade Falls (at Chalk Creek Canyon) 134
37 "Browns Creek Falls" 135
38 Snyder Falls 139
39 "La Plata Falls" 142
40 Continental Falls 144
41 Judd Falls 147
The South
42 Venable Falls 152
43 Macey Falls 155
44 Crystal Falls (at Westcliffe) 158
45 Apache Falls 161
46 Trinchera Falls 165
47 Bushnell Lakes Trail Waterfalls: Bushnell Lakes Falls, "Middle Bushnell Lakes Falls," and "Upper Bushnell Lakes Falls" 168
48 Stout Creek Trail Waterfalls: "Lower Stout Creek Falls," "Middle Stout Creek Falls," and Stout Creek Falls 172
49 North Crestone Trail Waterfalls: "Lower North Crestone Trail Waterfall" and "Upper North Crestone Trail Waterfall" 176
50 Willow Lake Trail Waterfalls: "Hiker's Falls" "Lower Willow Creek Falls," "Middle Willow Creek Falls "Black Slide Falls," "Upper Willow Creek Falls" and "Willow Lake Falls" 179
51 Zapata Falls 184
The Southwest
52 "Rough Creek Falls" 188
53 Silver Falls 190
54 Treasure Falls 193
55 Fourmile Trail Waterfalls: Falls Creek Falls and Fourmile Creek Falls 196
56 Piedra Falls 200
57 Lower Clear Creek Waterfalls: "Lower North Clear Creek Falls" and "Lower South Clear Creek Falls" 203
58 South Clear Creek Falls 206
59 North Clear Creek Falls 208
60 Whitmore Falls 210
61 Morrow Point Reservoir Waterfalls: Chipeta Falls and "No Name Falls" 213
62 Lower Cascade Falls (at Ouray) 217
63 Upper Cascade Falls (at Ouray) 219
64 Million Dollar Highway Waterfalls: Bear Creek Falls, "Ralston Creek Falls," and "Uncompahgre River Falls" 221
65 Box Canyon Falls 225
66 Camp Bird Road Waterfalls: "Fall Creek Falls," "Senator Gulch Falls," "Waterhole Slide Falls," "Imogene Creek Falls," Sneffels Creek Falls, and "Governor Basin Falls" 228
67 Twin Falls: "Lower Twin Falls," "Middle Twin Falls," and "Upper Twin Falls" 231
68 Ice Lake Trail Waterfalls: "Clear Creek Falls," "Mousse Tiers Falls," "Pudding Plunge Falls," "Custard Cascades," "Island Lake Falls," "Ice Lake Falls," "Fuller Lake Falls," "Ice Lake Basin Falls," and "Blue Meringue Falls" 233
69 Cornet Falls 239
70 Bear Creek Falls (at Telluride) 241
71 Ingram Falls and Bridal Veil Falls (at Telluride) 243
72 Navajo Trail Waterfalls: "West Dolores River Falls," "Kilpacker Creek Falls," and "Navajo Basin Falls" 246
Western Colorado
73 Big Dominguez Canyon Waterfalls: "Lower Dominguez Falls," "Middle Dominguez Falls," and Big Dominguez Falls 252
74 No Thoroughfare Canyon Waterfalls: "Pool Fall," "No Thoroughfare Canyon First Waterfall," and "No Thoroughfare Canyon Second Waterfall" 257
The Northwest
75 Rifle Falls 264
76 Bridal Veil Falls (at Hanging Lake) 267
Northern Colorado
77 Booth Creek Falls 272
78 Fish Creek Waterfalls: Fish Creek Falls and "Upper Fish Creek Falls" 274
79 Big Creek Falls 278
80 Poudre Falls 281
81 "Pole Creek Falls" 284
Rocky Mountain National Park West
82 East Inlet Trail Waterfalls: Adams Falls, "Footbridge Falls" and "East Inlet Falls" 288
83 North Inlet Trail Waterfalls: Cascade Falls, "Snake Dance Falls," "Big Pool Falls "Sun Dance Falls "Rain Dance Falls "War Dance Falls, and North Inlet Falls 292
84 Granite Falls 297
Appendix A Land Status Contact Information 300
Appendix B List of Unofficial Waterfall Names 305
Index 307
About the Author 309
