Cascade Creek Falls is a waterfall on Cascade Creek in Grand County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 90 feet. It lies about 12.9 miles northeast of Fraser and roughly 22.5 miles west of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 90 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 66th of 162 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 18 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Cascade Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Cascade Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 9 recorded waterfalls in Grand County. Roaring Fork Falls, a 100-foot cascade waterfall, is about 5 miles away. Timberline Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 6.8 miles away. Ouzel Falls, a 40-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 8.1 miles away.
Cascade Creek Falls is located at 40.0999° N, 105.6810° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.