Canyon Creek Falls
Cook County, Illinois
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 8 ft (2.5 m)
- Location
- Cook County, Illinois
- Access status
- Partial guide: roadside parking and unmarked footpath not confirmed by the district
- The walk
- Short walk; distance not published
- Ground & access
- Unmarked footpath and creek bank. The district says unmarked footpaths are not on the map and may not connect with mapped trails. Rock is slick when wet. Stay off the railroad tracks.
Canyon Creek Falls, about 8 feet high on East Branch Canyon Creek, is the natural waterfall in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, named in 2014. A Mountain Project climbing page says to park on the gravel before a gate, walk around the gate, take the trail between the railroad tracks and the gate to the creek, then turn left and go downstream to the waterfall.
Plan your visit
Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, gravel roadside spot near the preserve gate: unmarked footpath beside the railroad to Canyon Creek Falls
No walking distance was published. The climbing guide's parking coordinates are about 100 meters from the waterfall point in straight line; that is not a measured walk.
Unmarked footpath and creek bank. The district says unmarked footpaths are not on the map and may not connect with mapped trails. Rock is slick when wet. Stay off the railroad tracks.
Where to start
Mountain Project gives roadside gravel parking before a gate at 41.690246, -88.000947 and says not to drive past the gate. This is not a district-designated lot, and whether parking there is permitted is not confirmed.
Timing & water
Preserve open one hour after sunrise to one hour after sunset.
Before you go
No fee listed on the district page.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
