Fall Creek (San Juan Mountains)

Fall Creek (San Juan Mountains) Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

Also known as: Falls Creek.

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‌	Difficulty:‌3C1 IV (v4a3 IV) Swift water Raps:‌2, max ↨220ft Metric Overall: 12h  ⟷11.7mi Approach: 5.5h  ↑2650ft Descent: 4h  ⟷2.1mi  ↑1342ft Exit: 2.5h  ↓500ft No Red Tape:‌No permit required Shuttle:‌None Vehicle:High Clearance Rock type:San Juan Volcanic Tuff, conglomerates
Location:	38.1648, -107.4132
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Regions:	North America United States Colorado San Juan Mountains

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Introduction

Falls Creek has a really impressive waterfall, but it takes a lot of effort to get to it and then return.

Approach

Either hike up the ridge to see the main falls (difficult) or up the Falls Creek Trail which departs the campground.

Descent

R1: 220' from a harder midstream boulder in the upper San Juan Tuff layer. Unable to communicate well with anyone on rappel.

R2: 150' over a lower angle rolling waterfall.

Exit

Hike downstream until intersecting a footpath that leads back toward the Big Blue Campground.

Beta sites

• Canyoning in the Colorado San Juan Mountains Book by Ira Lewis

Trip reports and media

First Descent 2011-09-24: Neil Wilkinson, Pat Dunlap, Julie Lee, Ira Lewis

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Fall Creek (San Juan Mountains)

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