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Bear Creek Falls

San Miguel County, Colorado

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
San Miguel County, Colorado
Access status
Official trail route and distance documented
The walk
About 4.5 miles return
Ground & access
Wide dirt track with a steady climb of about 1,092 feet. Shared with mountain bikers. Winter use by skiers and snowshoers.
USFS: Bear Creek #635
Bear Creek Falls, CO
Bear Creek Falls, CO
Photo creditPhoto: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From Colorado Avenue in Telluride, turn south on Pine Street and continue until it becomes a dirt road and the Bear Creek Trail. Climb the wide track through aspen and conifer forest into Bear Creek Canyon. Pass the Wasatch Trail junction at about 2 miles and continue about 0.2 mile to the base of Bear Creek Falls. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

South end of Pine Street in Telluride via Bear Creek Trail #635 to Bear Creek Falls

Visit Telluride gives 4.5 miles out and back. USFS says the Wasatch Trail junction is at about 2 miles and the falls about 0.2 mile farther.

Wide dirt track with a steady climb of about 1,092 feet. Shared with mountain bikers. Winter use by skiers and snowshoers.

Where to start

In town. The trail starts from the south end of Pine Street; no trailhead lot is described in the sources read.

Timing & water

USFS lists June as the season of use. Visit Telluride notes winter use by backcountry skiers, fat bikers and snowshoers.

Before you go

No fee or permit information found in the sources read.

Visitor information
Visit sources

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

San Miguel County, Colorado.

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