WaterfallHidden gem
Rifle Falls State Park
Rifle, Colorado
Three 60-foot waterfalls with limestone caves behind them and a small campground.
- Price
- State park day pass applies
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
- Sites
- 20
A triple waterfall pours over a travertine wall right beside the car park, so most of the experience needs only a few minutes of walking. There are caves to scramble into and a short trail upstream. The campground is small, so book early.
Good to know
- Bring a torch for the caves
- Camping fills quickly in summer
- Spray keeps the rocks slippery
- Best time
- Late spring to early summer for full flow
- Open
- All year; camping seasonal
- Getting there
- Paved road to the park, short walks
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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