Middle Elk Creek Falls
Clearwater County, Idaho
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Clearwater County, Idaho
- Access status
- National Recreation Trail with viewpoint spur; signed turnoff from Highway 8
- The walk
- About 0.3 mile each way to the Middle Falls
- Ground & access
- Wide, well-marked former wagon road rated easy to moderate, with interpretive signs. Cliff edges at viewpoints.
Elk Creek Falls Recreation Area is in the Clearwater National Forest near Elk River. From the parking area, take Trail #740 to the information sign, look for Trail #742 and turn right (northwest) onto a spur to the Middle Falls viewpoint. The Middle Falls drop about 70 feet through a basalt gorge. Lower and Upper Falls are on connected trails. Keep children well back from the edges.
Plan your visit
Elk Creek Falls parking area on Trail #740, then Trail #742 to the Middle Falls viewpoint spur
Inland NW Routes gives the Middle Falls as about 0.3 mile from the car. The National Recreation Trail listing gives about three miles for the whole trail series to all three falls.
Wide, well-marked former wagon road rated easy to moderate, with interpretive signs. Cliff edges at viewpoints.
Where to start
Elk Creek Falls parking area, reached by signed road south from Highway 8 about a mile west of Elk River.
Timing & water
Inland NW Routes warns the area can be very dangerous when wet. Snow conditions in winter not confirmed.
Before you go
No fee information in the reviewed sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
