Falls Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Falls Creek in La Plata County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 6 miles north of Durango and roughly 123.6 miles south of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Falls Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 5 recorded waterfalls in La Plata County. Halflin Canyon Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away. Freed Canyon Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Fall Gulch Falls, is about 11.3 miles away.
Falls Creek Falls is located at 37.3599° N, 107.8560° 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.