West Creek Falls
Larimer County, Colorado
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Larimer County, Colorado
- Access status
- Published route, distance and parking documented
- The walk
- About 4.4 miles return
- Ground & access
- About 1,400 feet of total gain over a ridge and into a canyon. The last 0.3 miles is narrow and eroded in places.
From Estes Park, take MacGregor Avenue (becoming Devils Gulch Road) 3.4 miles to McGraw Ranch Road, then 2.1 miles to the parking area just before the no-parking sign. Walk down to the gate and through the McGraw Ranch research facility. Turn right on the North Boundary Trail at about 0.1 miles, cross West Creek at 1.3 miles, and turn left on the West Creek Falls Trail at about 1.5 miles. The falls are at 2.2 miles. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Cow Creek Trailhead at McGraw Ranch via the North Boundary Trail and West Creek Falls Trail to West Creek Falls
Rocky Mountain Hiking Trails gives 4.4 miles round trip and places the falls at 2.2 miles from the trailhead.
About 1,400 feet of total gain over a ridge and into a canyon. The last 0.3 miles is narrow and eroded in places.
Where to start
Small roadside parking area on McGraw Ranch Road before the no-parking sign. Parking is limited.
Timing & water
Current trail condition not checked.
Before you go
NPS required timed entry reservations from 9 am to 2 pm, May 22 through October 12, 2026. Park entrance fee amount not confirmed in the reviewed pages.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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