Bushnell Lakes Falls is a 65-foot waterfall on tributary of Stout Creek in Fremont County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 14.3 miles southeast of Salida and roughly 66.1 miles southwest of Colorado Springs as the crow flies.
At 65 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 80th of 162 with a recorded height. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. tributary of Stout Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Bushnell Lakes Falls is the tallest of them.
Fremont County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Bushnell Lakes Falls, a 25-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Stout Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Stout Creek Falls, a 35-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Bushnell Lakes Falls is located at 38.3503° N, 105.8781° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.