Chasm Falls
Larimer County, Colorado
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Larimer County, Colorado
- Access status
- Published road parking and short path to viewing platform documented; road is seasonal
- The walk
- About 0.1 mile from the roadside parking; about 1.4 miles each way walking up the road from Endovalley
- Ground & access
- Short path down natural stone steps to the platform. Walking from Endovalley follows the gravel road with traffic when the road is open.
Photo credit
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsWhen Old Fall River Road is open to cars, drive up the one-way gravel road and park at the small lot above the falls. A short paved path with natural steps leads down to an observation platform. Driving this way commits you to the whole one-way road to the Alpine Visitor Center. Hikers can instead park at Endovalley Picnic Area and walk about 1.4 miles up the road, watching for traffic.
Plan your visit
Old Fall River Road parking above Chasm Falls to the viewing platform; off-season walk up the road from Endovalley Picnic Area
Inspired Imperfection gives a 0.1-mile out-and-back path from the parking area to the platform. Rocky Mountain Hiking Trails gives about 1.4 miles walking up Old Fall River Road from Endovalley Picnic Area and 2.8 miles round trip.
Short path down natural stone steps to the platform. Walking from Endovalley follows the gravel road with traffic when the road is open.
Where to start
Roadside parking area for about 10 vehicles above the falls on Old Fall River Road, per Inspired Imperfection. Alternative: Endovalley Picnic Area, 1.7 miles up Endovalley Road from US 34, or the West Alluvial Fan parking area about 0.7 miles further back. All parking fills at busy times.
Timing & water
Rocky Mountain Hiking Trails says Old Fall River Road is usually open to vehicles only from around late June to around late September. Whether walking on the closed road is allowed outside that season was not verified.
Before you go
A park entrance pass is required at all times. In 2026 a timed entry reservation was also required to enter between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. from May 22 to October 12. Check the park site for the current season.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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