Hidden Falls
Laramie County, Wyoming
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 43 ft (13 m)
- Location
- Laramie County, Wyoming
- Access status
- State park trail from the Hidden Falls Trailhead; vehicle entrance fee
- The walk
- 3.6 miles round trip per Cowboy State Daily
- Ground & access
- Rocky, uneven trail with some climbing; about 470 feet of gain on the out-and-back route per a visitor listing. Rocks near the water can be slippery.
Hidden Falls is a small waterfall on Crow Creek in Curt Gowdy State Park, between Cheyenne and Laramie. Enter the park from State Highway 210 (Happy Jack Road) and drive about 1.4 miles south to the large parking area on the right at the Hidden Falls Trailhead. Follow the shoreline trail from the parking lot a few hundred yards to the Crow Creek trailhead, then follow the Crow Creek Trail through woodland up the creek. The trail ends where the falls pour out under the rocks. Return the same way, or make a loop on the park's other trails.
Plan your visit
Hidden Falls Trailhead in Curt Gowdy State Park, along the reservoir shoreline trail a few hundred yards to the Crow Creek Trail, then up Crow Creek to Hidden Falls
Cowboy State Daily calls the Crow Creek Trail to Hidden Falls a 3.6-mile out-and-back trail. Visitor listings give 3.7 miles out and back, or 4.32 miles as a loop.
Rocky, uneven trail with some climbing; about 470 feet of gain on the out-and-back route per a visitor listing. Rocks near the water can be slippery.
Where to start
Hidden Falls Trailhead parking area on the right, about 1.4 miles south of the park entrance. Wyoming State Parks lists new formal parking, a restroom and a picnic shelter at this trailhead.
Timing & water
Park open 24 hours; most park grounds open year round, weather permitting. Some restrooms and most drinking water are closed October 1 to early May, per Visit Cheyenne.
Before you go
Entrance fee per vehicle: $7 for Wyoming residents, $12 for non-residents, per Visit Cheyenne. Additional use fees may apply.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.