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Fern Falls

Boise County, Idaho

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Boise County, Idaho
Access status
Partial guide: distance to the falls not confirmed; older trip report only
The walk
Long out-and-back on the South Fork Payette River Trail; distance to the falls not confirmed
Ground & access
Long, gently rising wilderness trail. About 1.5 miles in the trail fords Baron Creek, which was thigh-deep in spring flow in the trip report. Lingering snow began around 6,500 feet in June.
Backcountry Post: South Fork Payette River, June (trip report)

Fern Falls is on the South Fork Payette River trail in the Sawtooth Wilderness. A June backpacking trip report from the Grandjean Trailhead shows Fern Falls along the gently rising river trail. The source does not give its distance from the trailhead.

Plan your visit

Grandjean Trailhead via South Fork Payette River Trail #452 to Fern Falls

The reviewed trip report shows Fern Falls along the South Fork Payette River Trail but gives no mileage to it. The hiker forded Baron Creek about 1.5 miles in. A distance from a mapping listing was not adopted.

Long, gently rising wilderness trail. About 1.5 miles in the trail fords Baron Creek, which was thigh-deep in spring flow in the trip report. Lingering snow began around 6,500 feet in June.

Where to start

Grandjean Trailhead. Parking details were not confirmed in the reviewed source.

Timing & water

Spring runoff makes the Baron Creek ford difficult. The trip report is from June 2014; current conditions unverified.

Before you go

Current fees and wilderness permit requirements were not confirmed in the reviewed source.

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Waterfall location

Boise County, Idaho.

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