
Lower Fish Creek Falls (7,420′), Park Range
Lower Fish Creek Falls (7,420′), Park Range
Lower Fish Creek Falls is a 283′ waterfall located about 5 miles to the east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. There are two trails which provide great views of the falls. First is the Fish Creek Falls Overlook, a 1/4 mile handicapped-friendly accessible trail, which is relatively flat. The second trail, Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail ​, is also 1/4 mile long but drops 100′ down to a foot bridge at the base of the falls.
Juat a 1/2 hour south of Steamboat Springs is the town of Yampa, the eastern end of the Flat Top Scenic Byway. The Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway (County Road 8), runs through the northern portion of the Flat Tops Wilderness.
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GPS Route with Elevation
Trail Pictures
The Overlook trail is flat and paved the whole way
The Overlook trail is flat and paved the whole way
The trail winds through aspen and evergreen forests
The trail winds through aspen and evergreen forests
Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail nearing the falls
Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail nearing the falls
Video Tour
Trail Directions
There are two hiking trails from the parking lot at the end of Fish Creek Fall Road.
Fish Creek Falls Overlook: 1/4 of a mile (400 m) of paved trail which is handicap accesible and relatively flat. It ends at a viewing station where the entirety of the falls can be seen.
Fish Creek Falls: the 1/4 mile trail goes down into the U-shaped valley formed by glaciers. At the bottom of the valley is a foot bridge over Fish Creek with a close up view of the falls. The trail continues on to Upper Fish Creek Falls and then to the Wyoming Trail, a long trail running the northwestern mountains of Colorado to Wyoming.
Trailhead Directions