Free, easy 0.5-mile waterfall walk maintained by volunteers, located on the lower end of Cascade Creek system.
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Cascade Falls is a free, easy waterfall walk in Ouray, Colorado, starting from the 8th Avenue parking area. The short, moderately steep trail is well-maintained by the volunteer Ouray Trail Group, making it accessible to most visitors.
This is the lower cascade in the Cascade Creek system and should not be confused with the longer, more challenging Upper Cascade Falls / Chief Ouray Mine trail higher up the creek. No official height is documented for this lower falls.
Open year-round with no entrance fee, making it an ideal quick stop for Ouray area visitors.
Year-round; this is the lower, easily-reached cascade distinct from the longer, steeper Upper Cascade Falls / Chief Ouray Mine trail higher up.
Less than 1 hour
Free
Via a 0.5-mile round-trip trail rated easy by the managing agency.
We track 6 waterfalls in San Juan Mountains.
There is 1 other waterfall we track in Ouray County. All San Juan Mountains waterfalls →
cityofouray.com
City of Ouray official page: no charge to visit; a short, moderately steep ~1/4 mile walk from the 8th Avenue parking lot (trail maintained by the volunteer Ouray Trail Group). This is the lower, easily-reached falls in the Cascade Creek system — distinct from the longer, steeper Upper Cascade Falls / Chief Ouray Mine trail, which is not included here. Height not documented officially. Checked Sept 2026.
Checked September 2026.