Baron Creek Falls
Custer County, Idaho
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Custer County, Idaho
- Access status
- Partial guide: exact distance to the falls view and trailhead details unconfirmed
- The walk
- Long day or overnight; exact distance to the falls view not stated
- Ground & access
- Wilderness trail. The lower 2 miles are burned and open, and can be very hot on late-summer afternoons. The North Fork of Baron Creek crossing can be intimidating at high water. The final climb below the falls is steep and rough.
Baron Creek Falls cascades down a sheer granite face at the head of Baron Creek canyon in the Sawtooth Wilderness. From the Grandjean Trailhead the route follows the South Fork Payette River trail, then turns up Baron Creek past the North Fork junction to a steep, rough climb beneath Mount Ebert with a view of the falls. The Baron Lakes lie above.
Plan your visit
Grandjean Trailhead via South Fork Payette and Baron Creek trails to the Baron Falls view
The onX (Outdoor Project) route to the Baron Lakes is 20.18 miles out and back from Grandjean. The falls are passed on the steep climb below the lakes, so the falls view is somewhat less than the lake distance. No source gives a measured distance to the falls themselves.
Wilderness trail. The lower 2 miles are burned and open, and can be very hot on late-summer afternoons. The North Fork of Baron Creek crossing can be intimidating at high water. The final climb below the falls is steep and rough.
Where to start
Grandjean Trailhead (Boise County, Idaho). Trailhead parking details were not confirmed in the reviewed source.
Timing & water
Snow and high water affect early summer. Current trail conditions unverified.
Before you go
Current fees and wilderness permit requirements were not confirmed in the reviewed source.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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