Bridal Veil Falls

San Miguel County, Colorado

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: San Miguel County, Colorado
Access status: Official visitor route; winter hazards; distance not published
The walk: Distance not published in the reviewed official source
Ground & access: Mountain trail climbing toward the falls. The road is 4WD, high-clearance only, and shared with vehicles.

Visit Telluride: Bridal Veil Falls Trail

Bridal Veil Falls, CO
Photo credit
Photo: Terry Foote (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From Telluride, drive east on Colorado Avenue to the end of the box canyon. The Bridal Veil Trail starts at the Idarado Mine parking area by the settling ponds and goes to the base of Bridal Veil Falls. About three quarters of the way up, a spur leads to another waterfall and the Bridal Veil Road. Hikers may also walk up the 4WD road. The power plant at the top is privately owned.

Plan your visit

Idarado Mine parking area at the end of the Telluride box canyon via the Bridal Veil Trail to the base of Bridal Veil Falls

The Telluride visitor guide does not give a length. A third-party hiking site gives 4.0 miles for the older route up the jeep road; that is not the trail distance.

Mountain trail climbing toward the falls. The road is 4WD, high-clearance only, and shared with vehicles.

Where to start

Idarado Mine parking area at the settling ponds. Parking is limited; obey all parking signs.

Timing & water

The 4WD road is closed in winter. The visitor guide discourages hiking or snowshoeing to the falls in winter because of rockfall and avalanches.

Before you go

No fee or reservation found in the reviewed source.

Visitor information

Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

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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