Modest 60-foot cascade along a high-mountain trail in Eagle's Nest Wilderness, reachable only after spring snowmelt.
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Booth Falls is a 60-foot cascade in the Eagle’s Nest Wilderness near Vail, reached via the Booth Lake Trail. The falls appear partway along the 4.5-mile one-way route to Booth Lake, managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Access is limited by seasonal road conditions—the trailhead parking lot is gated seasonally and visitors may need to use Vail’s free town bus system to reach the trailhead. Official documentation from USFS does not provide falls-specific distance, difficulty, or detailed visitor policies, so we recommend consulting USFS or local outfitters for current access details before planning.
Best visited June through October when high-altitude roads are passable and snowmelt feeds the falls.
Hike June through October; the Booth Lake Trail is inaccessible when snow blocks access to the Copper Creek trailhead (typically early June through early November per USFS guidance).
Exact trail details (distance, difficulty, dog policy, fee) are not documented by USFS, making planning uncertain.
No fee or permit requirement was published on the managing agency's site when we last checked — confirm current conditions before you go, since these change.
The managing agency's page (linked below) has the current trailhead and route details — round-trip distance wasn't published when we checked.
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USFS White River National Forest Booth Lake Trail #2011 official page describes the trail passing the "60-foot Booth Falls" partway up the 4.5-mile one-way route to Booth Lake in the Eagle's Nest Wilderness. Falls-specific round-trip mileage, difficulty rating, and dogs/fee policy are not separately documented by USFS, so left null. As of 2025 trailhead parking is closed seasonally and visitors must use Vail's free town bus (per Town of Vail). Checked Sept 2026.
Checked September 2026.