Conditions:Fall Creek-20230522030740

Latest:	21 May 2023 (18 days ago)

Reported by:	Rapbear (39 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Low
Wetsuit:	Rain jacket
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	5 hours

Team: 2 people

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Comments: Combined Fall Creek w/ Classic. Total time was to do both (and wandering around a bit in Big Tujunga Creek).

We took the classic approach and dropped in via option 3. Heading down stream was OK with lots of poison oak to avoid. If you just walk down the stream, you should be able to avoid most of it. The stream was flowing nicely and the pothole in R2 was overflowing with a little bit of a hydraulic. Water was not cold and was much appreciated on the mostly sunny day. R4 was a bit slippery and had some force to the waterfall. Have a belayer just in case.

I liked Fall Creek more than Classic. Why not do both! You are already there!

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
21 May 2023	Good	Low	Rain jacket	Normal	5 hours	2 people	Rapbear (39 reports)
Comment: Combined Fall Creek w/ Classic. Total time was to do both (and wandering around a bit in Big Tujunga Creek). We took the classic approach and dropped in via option 3. Heading down stream was OK with lots of poison oak to avoid. If you just walk down the stream, you should be able to avoid most of it. The stream was flowing nicely and the pothole in R2 was overflowing with a little bit of a hydraulic. Water was not cold and was much appreciated on the mostly sunny day. R4 was a bit slippery and had some force to the waterfall. Have a belayer just in case. I liked Fall Creek more than Classic. Why not do both! You are already there!
21 Apr 2023 Trip report	Great	Moderate High	Thin wetsuit	Normal		9 people	Ropewikime (4 reports)
Comment: Fall Creek combined with Classic: Great for Beginners with some experience and above. Relaxed day trip with river wading no higher than waist at most. Rain jackets recommend with neoprene jackets under or neoprene leggings. On this trip some had on full wetsuits and regulated heat with dips in the pools below the falls or while repelling. It was hot under the Sun but nice in the shade. Bush wack on drop in but not terrible. Exit is slogging it out in no higher than thigh to waist high running water over rocks. Good force can be generated in the water if you have a lot of drag. If you only want to do one do Fall Creek. You will get more bang for your buck on this one — alone or combine it where Classic's 140' last rap is a great combo. Using a rain jacket is all that’s needed, but I didn’t know this going in, and ANYONE RUNNING COLD wetsuits are only needed in the waterfalls or while waiting so adjust appropriately to your groups dynamics. Warning: Recent car burglaries have been reported during this trip. No window breaks, however. Looks like one rental car reported to have keyhole scratches and confirmed one vehicle with easy access to horn wires were cut or pulled. Three cars have had their cash inside taken and a few party supplies from one of the three.
12 Jan 2023	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	2 people	Freemont (12 reports),A. Anderson (33 reports)
Comment: Rained two days prior. Fast moving, strong very dirty brown water with lots of sand and small rocks in it. Waterfalls were narrow but powerful. We were able to really get right into some strong falling water. Very glad to be wearing full 4-3 wet suit and rain jacket. Everything that got wet also got covered in sand and small rocks from in the dirty water flow.
16 May 2022	Ok	Very Low	None	Normal	6 hours	3 people Brand new to Advanced	Greatshaitan (38 reports)
Comment: Lots of Poison oak and a metric poop ton of stinging nettles. You had to choose your poison, Poison Oak, or Stinging nettles for most of the canyon. Rappels are all in great shape however. Low flow of water but Tujunga creek made for some cool dips.
11 Oct 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	2 hours	2 people Intermediate to Expert	A. Anderson (33 reports),Eljefe62 (52 reports)
Comment: Night descent. Fall Creek is totally dry. Dropped in via "option 1". There's a bit of a use trail going into the canyon here. This is definitely the best option as it put you quite close to the technical portion while avoiding the brushy portion. Big T creek was flowing slightly. On The exit there is a definite use trail that makes the hike back to the "road" easier than I've ever seen it in regards to route finding and bushwhack.
14 Mar 2021	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	8 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Aquamoo (82 reports),Willie92708 (770 reports)
Comment: We either had the slowest Fall Creek descent ever, or ran this on the way out of Great Falls of the Fox. Fall Creek is... the same as yesterday, decent flow and a fun little canyon. Fall Creeks flow is actually comparable to GFOTF right now which is kinda sad. The last rap was much more enjoyable in a wetsuit:) Willie: All the anchors are now new glue-in bolts.
13 Mar 2021	Great	Low	Rain jacket	Normal	4 hours	3 people Brand new to Intermediate	Aquamoo (82 reports)
Comment: Time is for Classic and Fall Creek. Fall Creek is a very pretty canyon, my group enjoyed it a bunch. The last rap we got drenched on, I was pretty cold in my shorts and raincoat. There was a couple at the bottom watching us as we did the last rappel.
22 Feb 2021	Good	Very Low	None	Normal	4 hours	1 people	Activedad29 (17 reports)
Comment: I tackled this after I finished Classic canyon. Time reflects both canyons since the hike back up is the same. I took the first drop in as I was done bushwacking and battling poison oak for the day. First rap DCR webbing good. Second rap was mid canyon, webbing good. 3rd rap DCR webbing good. 4th rap, center canyon (blue webbing). There was another set of anchors DCL with black webbing however, the webbing was faded and beat up. The blue webbing anchor worked great. Rope retrieval was no issue. Another day outside. Enjoy.
30 Jan 2021	Great	Very Low	Full wetsuit	Easy	2 hours	6 people Expert to Beginner	Freddy (49 reports)
Comment: Using a new drop in location - probably noted here someplace. Nice little flow, all anchors solid. Last rap had nice easy flow a nice chill day combined with Classic
12 Dec 2020	Great	Very Low	Rain jacket	Easy	5 hours	4 people Beginner to Intermediate	Mikeatran (28 reports)
Comment: Time includes classic and fall creek. Most rappels that were slung with 1” blue tubular webbing were set up in an “interesting” way; they also are not set up to where they extend past the rock shelf so they have a chance of core shotting the rope. We used our shoe to protect the rope except for LAMAR as we were worried we wouldn’t have enough daylight to make it back. Water was flowing decently enough to get wet on the rappels. Gorgeous day out and not a lot of bushwhacking required (although at the shortcut drop in, right before the creek there is a carved out pass way that goes through a decent amount of PO. Also a tad chilly but doable with just a rain jacket.
16 Aug 2020	Good	Very Low	None	Normal	5 hours	3 people Advanced	Dennr001 (1 reports)
Comment: Easy to follow trail up to descent. Some pretty hard bushwhacking in the beginning of the descent down the canyon. No water at any of the Rappel sites and completely dry. Some very small trickles during the bushwhacking. Big Tujunga Creek has very little water flow.
22 Mar 2020	Ok	Deep pools	Rain jacket	Easy	4 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Xenonrocket (93 reports)
Comment: Time includes Classic. Quote of the trip: "It's a fucking miracle nobody from Utah has died in Teacups"
12 Mar 2020	Amazing	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	1 hour	4 people	Willie92708 (770 reports)
Comment: We ran Fall Creek on the way back from Great Falls of the Fox using its express exit, so the 1 hour is the time from the road, back to the road. The rain during the day stoked up the flow and made Fall Creek Amazing! (see pic) All the anchor webbing is new, so no worries there. I trimmed some of the PO to get it out of the way on the final rappel on the lower set of bolts.
7 Jul 2019	Great	Very Low	None	Easy		2 people Intermediate	Sperry (3 reports)
Comment: Great, short canyon. We dropped in using the furthest entry point, when the trail crosses the creek. There was plenty of water flowing, which was welcomed on a hot summer day. At the beginning there was some bushwacking, but nothing too bad.
20 Jun 2019	Ok	Very Low	Rain jacket	Easy	3 hours	5 people Beginner to Advanced	Eljefe62 (52 reports)

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