Twenty-five miles west of Creede and only 0.5 miles from signs on Hwy 149, the impressive falls are visible from an overlook on the fenced edge of a deep gorge. From the parking area, a short walk over the ridge away from the falls takes you to another viewpoint above the sheer-walled canyon with Bristol Head in the distance.
Far below your feet a metal aqueduct carries Clear Creek away from its natural course to the Santa Maria Reservoir as part of a massive effort to regulate the flow of the Rio Grande headwaters.
