West Creek Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on West Creek in Larimer County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 5.1 miles north of Estes Park and roughly 23.5 miles west of Loveland as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 104th of 162. The tallest single drop is 25 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Larimer County holds 28 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Fox Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Bridal Veil Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. McGregor Falls, a 20-foot segmented waterfall, is about 3.7 miles away.
West Creek Falls is located at 40.4514° N, 105.5168° 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.