Upper Elk Creek Falls
Clearwater County, Idaho
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Clearwater County, Idaho
- Access status
- Published short trail route to the upper drop
- The walk
- About 0.4 miles each way
- Ground & access
- Wide forest trail on an old wagon road; slippery and dangerous near the falls when wet. Creek bed below the Upper Falls is rough.
From the Elk Creek Falls trailhead parking, walk the first, mostly flat quarter mile to the fork. Go left to reach the Upper Falls first. A short spur leads to the creek below the 20-foot Upper Falls. Middle and Lower Falls are further along the trail system.
Plan your visit
Elk Creek Falls trailhead parking to the Upper Falls on Elk Creek
Inland NW Routes gives about 0.4 miles from the car to the upper falls. A return of about 0.8 miles is derived for the same way back. The full three-falls trail system is longer.
Wide forest trail on an old wagon road; slippery and dangerous near the falls when wet. Creek bed below the Upper Falls is rough.
Where to start
Trailhead parking area with picnic tables and a pit toilet. One reviewer recommends a high-clearance vehicle for the last 5 miles of road.
Timing & water
Area is very dangerous in rain or wet conditions. Winter road access was not checked. Contact the Palouse Ranger District for current conditions.
Before you go
No fee or reservation is mentioned in the reviewed sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
