Calypso Cascades (RMNP)

Calypso Cascades is a 200-foot cascading waterfall on Cony Creek in Boulder County. The waterfall is located in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Hike Length: 3.6 miles
Estimated Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: No dogs
Features: Waterfalls (2)
Crowds: Moderate
Warnings: The rocks around the waterfalls are very slippery.
Trailhead GPS: 40.20816,-105.56630
Waterfall GPS:  40.19523,-105.59064

Directions:

To visit the falls, head south from Estes Park on CO-7 east for about 13 miles to Allenspark.  Turn right on County Road 84 and then bear right to enter the park at the Wild Basin entrance.  Follow the road for 2 miles to the end at the Wild Basin Ranger Station.

Map:

Hike Description:

From the southwest end of the parking area, pick up the trail towards Copeland Falls.  In about 0.3 miles is a spur to Copeland Falls.

Continue along the trail following St. Vrain Creek.  In 1.4 miles, the trail crosses the creek on a bridge.

Soon the trail starts following Cony Creek upstream.

Just before the waterfall, there is an intersection.  Go right and the trail leads below the waterfall on a footbridge.

The waterfall keeps going up a ways.  I climbed up but the the sunlight was not cooperating.

Blog Entries:

30-Aug-2019: Bluebird Lake

External Links:

National Park Service website for Rocky Mountain National Park: https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm