Fall Creek Falls is a waterfall on Fall Creek in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 18.3 miles east of Pagosa Springs and roughly 111.3 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Colorado’s 162 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 30th; the typical Colorado waterfall is about 65 feet.
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. Fall Creek carries 16 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 240 feet.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Archuleta County. Navajo Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Bridal Veil Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Beaver Creek Falls, is about 2.1 miles away.
Fall Creek Falls is located at 37.1775° N, 106.6973° 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.