Waterfall Hikes in Colorado (CO)

3 National Parks
468 Major Cities
80 Waterfalls

to explore

Colorado is home to 80 waterfall hikes, ranging from drive_up walks to unknown adventures. With 3 national parks and diverse landscapes, you'll find cascading waters in pristine wilderness areas and See water falls near major Colorado cities .

Popular Difficulties

Moderate: 32 trails
Easy: 22 trails
Unknown: 13 trails

Trail Types

Loop: 1 trails
Out And Back: 62 trails
Unknown: 17 trails

National Parks in Colorado

Waterfall Hike in Colorado

Adams Falls waterfall
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 79 ft

Agnes Vaille Falls waterfall

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Alberta Falls waterfall
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Apache Falls waterfall

Apache Falls

59.4 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Argenta Falls waterfall

Argenta Falls

2.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Drive Up

Trail Length: 0.1 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Bear Creek Falls waterfall

Bear Creek Falls

14.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Bedrock Falls waterfall

Bedrock Falls

55.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Bessies Falls waterfall

Bessies Falls

37.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Big Creek Falls waterfall

Big Creek Falls

44.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.8 miles

Elevation Gain: 600 ft

Boulder Falls waterfall

Boulder Falls

27.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.3 miles

Elevation Gain: 50 ft

Bridal Veil Falls waterfall

Bridal Veil Falls

25.9 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 6.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Bridal Veil Falls waterfall

Bridal Veil Falls

43.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 4.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Bridal Veil Falls waterfall

Bridal Veil Falls

42.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 4.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Calypso Cascades waterfall

Calypso Cascades

33.2 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 3.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 700 ft

Cascade Falls waterfall

Cascade Falls

15.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.4 miles

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Cascade Falls waterfall

Cascade Falls

17.6 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Chasm Falls waterfall
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Columbine Falls waterfall

Columbine Falls

30.3 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 8.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Copeland Falls waterfall

Copeland Falls

31.7 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 50 ft

Cornet Falls waterfall

Cornet Falls

10.6 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 1.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Crooke Falls waterfall

Crooke Falls

0.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 3.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Crystal Falls waterfall

Crystal Falls

33.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Eagle Falls waterfall

Eagle Falls

15.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

East Fork Falls waterfall

East Fork Falls

7.1 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

East Middle Fork Falls waterfall

East Middle Fork Falls

8.4 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Elk Falls waterfall

Elk Falls

21.9 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 12.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 1500 ft

Fan Falls waterfall

Fan Falls

34 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 3.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Fern Falls waterfall

Fern Falls

36.4 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 7.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Fish Creek Falls waterfall

Fish Creek Falls

21.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 0.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 150 ft

Glacier Falls waterfall

Glacier Falls

30.7 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 800 ft

Grace Falls waterfall

Grace Falls

31.1 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 8.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Granite Falls waterfall
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 10.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Gray Copper Falls waterfall

Gray Copper Falls

18.1 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 800 ft

Hayes Creek Falls waterfall

Hayes Creek Falls

19 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Drive Up

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Helen Hunt Falls waterfall

Helen Hunt Falls

9.9 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Drive Up

Trail Length: 0.1 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Horseshoe Falls waterfall
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 50 ft

Ingram Falls waterfall

Ingram Falls

13.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 1.8 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Judd Falls waterfall

Judd Falls

41.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Lost Falls waterfall

Lost Falls

24.4 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 3.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Lower Disaster Falls waterfall

Lower Disaster Falls

48.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Lyric Falls waterfall

Lyric Falls

32 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Macey Falls waterfall

Macey Falls

27.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 6.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Marguerite Falls waterfall

Marguerite Falls

25.5 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

McElmo Falls waterfall

McElmo Falls

38.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Mertensia Falls waterfall

Mertensia Falls

50 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 3.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Missouri Falls waterfall

Missouri Falls

22.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 800 ft

Morgan Creek Falls waterfall

Morgan Creek Falls

16.2 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

North Clear Creek Falls waterfall

North Clear Creek Falls

15.6 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Drive Up

Trail Length: 0.1 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Ouzel Falls waterfall

Ouzel Falls

33.4 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 5.4 miles

Elevation Gain: 950 ft

Piedra Falls waterfall

Piedra Falls

28.2 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Poudre Falls waterfall

Poudre Falls

36.6 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Drive Up

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Rainbow Falls waterfall

Rainbow Falls

27.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Red Falls waterfall

Red Falls

36.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Ribbon Falls waterfall

Ribbon Falls

31.8 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Rifle Falls waterfall

Rifle Falls

39.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Saguache Falls waterfall

Saguache Falls

71.6 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Saint Marys Falls waterfall

Saint Marys Falls

9.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 6.3 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Seven Falls waterfall

Seven Falls

69.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 0.8 miles

Elevation Gain: 224 ft

Silver Cascade Falls waterfall

Silver Cascade Falls

31 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.7 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Silver Falls waterfall

Silver Falls

31.2 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Zapata Falls waterfall

Zapata Falls

28.9 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.9 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Whitnach Falls waterfall

Whitnach Falls

63.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

West Fork Falls waterfall

West Fork Falls

47.8 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 4.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

War Dance Falls waterfall

War Dance Falls

51.7 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 12.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 800 ft

Venable Falls waterfall

Venable Falls

22.9 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 6.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Upper Disaster Falls waterfall

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Triplet Falls waterfall

Triplet Falls

20.2 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Trio Falls waterfall

Trio Falls

33.3 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 3.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Trinchera Falls waterfall

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Treasure Falls waterfall

Treasure Falls

20.9 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Treasure Falls waterfall

Treasure Falls

2.7 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.6 miles

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Timberline Falls waterfall
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 8.1 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Timberline Falls waterfall

Colorado

Difficulty: Hard

Trail Length: 8.1 miles

Elevation Gain: 1 ft

Thunder Falls waterfall

Thunder Falls

33.7 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Thousand Falls waterfall

Thousand Falls

33.1 miles away
In Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

The Falls waterfall

The Falls

13.1 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

South Fork Falls waterfall

South Fork Falls

54.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

South Clear Creek Falls waterfall

South Clear Creek Falls

16.6 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 0.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Snyder Falls waterfall

Snyder Falls

24.5 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Unknown

Trail Length: 0.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 0 ft

Snake River Falls waterfall

Snake River Falls

22.3 miles away

Colorado

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Length: 2.0 miles

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Major Cities in Colorado

Waterfall Hikes Near Denver

2.7 M residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Colorado Springs

638.2 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Aurora

387.3 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Fort Collins

335.4 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Lakewood

156.1 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Thornton

141.8 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Greeley

141 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Grand Junction

138.4 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Arvada

123.1 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Pueblo

120.4 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Boulder

118.1 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Westminster

115.5 K residents