Name: Fish Creek Trail
Rating: 4.4

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

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Fish Creek Falls has a required $5 day use fee. Passes can be purchased in advance at recreation.gov/sitepass/74376 but America The Beautiful passes and Annual Day Use Forest passes are also accepted.

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Fish Creek Falls (USFS Trail #1102) starts at a large parking lot, and ends at a junction with Wyoming Trail and Mountain View. The lower reaches of the trail are more rocky and difficult, resulting in some challenging sections.

The upper end of the route is easier, rolling through forest and open meadows on a gradual ascent.

Fish Creek Falls is often used as a shuttle, connecting with the Wyoming Trail from either Buffalo or Rabbit Ears Passes.

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Land Manager: USFS - Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest - Hanhs Peak Bears Ears District Office

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Tom Robson with improvements by Nicole Cookson

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Trail Ratings

4.4 from 27 votes

#1

in Steamboat Springs

#209

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4.4 from 27 votes

5 Star		52%
4 Star		37%
3 Star		11%
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#1

in Steamboat Springs

#47

in Colorado

#209

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Long Lake off of Fish Creek Falls Trail.

Sep 10, 2016 near Steambo…, CO

Lower Fish Creek Falls from the overlook trail.

Jun 1, 2022 near Steambo…, CO

Lower Fish Creek Falls from the footbridge.

Jun 1, 2022 near Steambo…, CO

Fish Creek Falls is a maelstrom in late Spring. We saw kayakers take on the Class V rapids just below the Falls as we started our run

Jun 30, 2015 near Steambo…, CO

Jan 30, 2015 near Steambo…, CO

Early June after a snowy winter. Rushing waters.

Nov 11, 2019 near Steambo…, CO

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Oct 22, 2022

John Zanini

Oct 10, 2022

Lynn Lester

to upper falls 2.2mi

Sep 3, 2022

Rob Pressly

Sep 3, 2022

mani lingala

7mi — 12h 30m

Sep 2, 2022

Tom Dickman

15mi — 6h 30m

Aug 7, 2022

Two_4_Exploring Lets_Go!

May 22, 2022

Mike Langenkamp

1mi — 1h 00m

Oct 18, 2021

Dan C.

Sep 28, 2021

Dan Trautvetter

Sep 18, 2021

Jill Patton

Miles for round trip. Gorgeous fall colors — 5h 37m

Sep 16, 2021

Javier Lozano

Great hike up to Upper Fish Creek Falls! 2.2mi — 1h 40m

Jun 11, 2021

tom welborn

5mi

May 6, 2021

Lauren Stewart

Aug 14, 2020

Liz Prospero

Did alot of rock climbing before hiking trail 5.9mi — 3h 20m

Aug 8, 2020

Marc Corona

Jul 18, 2020

Tyler Cook

Mar 8, 2020

Jorge Duke

Nov 18, 2019

Riley S

Oct 14, 2019

Ann Civitano

Oct 5, 2019

Hung Hau

5mi — 3h 00m

Sep 14, 2019

Deborah Lindberg

2 miles in there a shady bridge where the water is calm and shallow enough for a good foot soak and rest. It's a good turn-around spot. 4.7mi — 2h 10m

Sep 11, 2019

Christine Benedict

Sep 1, 2019

Tom Kuch

Aug 23, 2019

David Miller

Aug 4, 2019

Kellen Montera

5mi — 2h 06m

Jul 3, 2019

Chantell Gregory

didn't make it to upper falls, muddy, but do again! 5mi — 3h 30m

Jun 10, 2019

Danielle Key

Jun 8, 2019

Corey Carter

Jun 7, 2019

Mary B

Oct 7, 2018

Kelly Hermening

Sep 30, 2018

Nick da Luz

Only to Long lake

Sep 3, 2018

Brian Bowen

Aug 11, 2018

Matt Brewer

Approx 90 min head to falls

Jun 15, 2018

Barb Groth

Dry, Beautiful wild roses, aspen groves at 1.5 miles. Lots of birds. Steady incline to 8295 ft. Waterfalls - spectacular! 3mi — 1h 10m

May 21, 2018

Jesse Tomford

Aug 27, 2017

Danica Levy

Plenty of shady spots, but be ready to stop and start! 5mi

May 28, 2017

Peder Horner

Muddy!! Very high CFS to Fish Creek and the Falls right now. 2.5mi

May 6, 2017

Dianna Tran

Oct 15, 2016

Amanda Wieland

Anniversary in Stramboat

Sep 4, 2016

Steve Humphrey

Sep 3, 2016

Jennifer Crandall

Sep 1, 2016

Sama Verdina

1mi — 1h 45m

Aug 22, 2016

P Anthony

5mi

Aug 6, 2016

JP Anderson

Jul 3, 2016

Susan Wolfelt

Alan, Zoey and Laney

Sep 2, 2015

J Hunt

To upper falls 5mi

Jan 1, 2015

Anna Dolan

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Fish Creek Trail

“A great route; connects with Buffalo or Rabbit Ears Passes. ”

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Point to Point

10,110' 3,082 m

7,442' 2,268 m

2,737' 834 m

115' 35 m

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