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1. Ouzel Falls
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By jmpncsu - Raleigh, United States
Ouzel Falls is a really beautiful 40-foot waterfall in the Wild Basin area of the park. The hike is about 5 miles round trip and moderate. The trail crosses Ouzel Creek below the falls, but for the best views, follow the path up to the base. It's possible to climb around on the rocks to view from different angles, but be careful as the rocks are slippery. We visited on the longer Bluebird Lake hike.
2. Timberline Falls
3. Fern Falls
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By CT891979 - Loveland, United States
This beautiful waterfall is on the way to Fern Lake as well as Odessa lake and is such a magnificent piece of nature. Luckily there’s always a fallen log right in front of it that you can sit on to take a picture or as you can see from my photo there’s a little path on the side of it that you can walk on to get a picture up close and personal next to the Falls. Timberline Falls So far is my favorite waterfall but this one comes in a very close second.
4. Copeland Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By AmberFTraveler
As a family of 6 (4 boys ages 10, 8, 6 and 4) we highly recommend the short hike to Copeland Falls! This was our second day of hiking so we really just wanted a short hike. The drive was about 30 minutes from our Estes Park condo, but worth it! We got there a little after 8am and the parking lot had just filled, but there were several spots near the lot that the Ranger was directing us to. The hike to the falls is only about a quarter of a mile and easy for kids. Once there we had the falls to ourselves! Because most people are continuing on to the cascades (another 1.5 miles), we had 30 minutes of just exploring the area around the falls - walking on the rocks around it and taking pictures. They had so much fun! The ranger also told us a Moose and her baby had just been by before we came, but we weren't lucky enough to ever see them. Highly recommend!
5. Calypso Cascades
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By CraftBeers - Plano, United States
I would read the reviews on TripAdvisor for Wild Basin Area. There are four major trail systems to explore. The Bluebird and Ouzel Lake trail is one of them. Calypso Cascades is the second stop along that trail at about the 1.5 - 1.7 mile marker. You'll pass Copeland Falls on your way here. This portion of the hike has some significant climbs. There will be long sections of stair-like steps that will give you a work out. Be sure to bring water. Maybe even pack a lunch to hangout and enjoy the views. Wild Basin is an 18 mile drive along hwy 7 to get to the park entrance. It's worth the drive to visit Copeland Falls and Calypso Cascade together. We continued on to Ouzel Falls, but I found Calypso to be the best view of the three we saw on this hike. All entrances into Rocky Mountain National Park require a reservation made in advance. There is a fee associated with the reservation. If you have not made a reservation a few weeks in advance, there is a high likelihood that you will not get in.
6. Alberta Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 404 reviews
Reviewed By Steve5863 - Avon, United States
At 2.0 miles (3.2k) roundtrip from the Bear Lake Trailhead or 1.6 miles (2.6k) from the Glacier Gorge Trailhead, with little elevation gain, this is a great waterfall hike within most people’s capabilities and the payoff is up close views of the powerful Alberta Falls. The forest and creeks along the trail make for a beautiful hike and the large number of aspens in autumn color made my early October timing all the better. When I hiked the trail, it rained on and off but this was not really a negative as the rain saturated the color of the aspen leaves and added to the volume of water over the falls.
7. Chasm Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By DonM677 - Steinbach, Canada
I had a couple Falls on my list to see while in the Rocky Mountain National Park and this was one of them. Not too hard to get to and really worth the walk to get there and is included in the price when you enter the park. For a middle aged prairie guy, I found any hiking at these elevations moderately difficult even though I've been doing 2 mile walks regularly.
