Upper Grizzly Creek Falls is a waterfall on Grizzly Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 7.3 miles northeast of Glenwood Springs and roughly 80.1 miles northeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs. Grizzly Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Garfield County holds 40 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Grizzly Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Hillside Spring Falls, is under a mile away. Spouting Rock Falls, a 55-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away.
Upper Grizzly Creek Falls is located at 39.6371° N, 107.2476° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.