Canyon Creek Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Canyon Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 70 feet. It lies about 11.7 miles north of Glenwood Springs and roughly 76.4 miles northeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 74th of 162 with a recorded height. The water comes down as 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.
There are 40 recorded waterfalls in Garfield County. South Fork Falls, 25 feet high, is about 8.5 miles away. Hillside Spring Falls, is about 8.7 miles away. Lower Grizzly Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 9.2 miles away.
Canyon Creek Falls is located at 39.7115° N, 107.3920° 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 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.