Fall Creek Falls

Swan Valley, Idaho, USA

About Fall Creek Falls

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Fall Creek Falls (I’ve also seen it referred to as Falls Creek Falls) was one of the more scenically located waterfalls we’ve come across as it spilled over 60ft right into the Snake River. It had a character that was like a miniature version of the Detian Waterfall though I’m sure the geology was quite a bit different. With no signage and only scrambling paths to get a closer look at the falls from land or taking a boat on the Snake River to get a more expansive view, this was one of the less crowded and obscure waterfalls. Since we were here in the early morning, the nice soft glow of the rising sun gave the surrounding area a golden look to the scene, especially on the cliffs surrounding the falls. At other times of the day, it appeared that the lighting would be suboptimal for photo buffs, if the sun was out.

I’ve only been able to manage getting views of the falls from land, and as you can see, I could only get partial angled views of it. I attained such views from an unsigned roadside pullout (see directions below), where I then followed some overgrown trails of use through prickly bush and tall grass, and eventually got to the edge of the cliff where I could get profile views of the Fall Creek Falls. In order to improve my view, I scrambled a little further in the downstream direction, where it eventually descended to a ledge that yielded the view you see at the top of this page. While I did notice a very steep scrambling path besides the falls leading to the base, I decided against doing it as I wasn’t sure I’d be able to make it back up. The amount of erosion on that path ensured that the footing would be slippery at best. It would only be a matter of time before this access to the base would no longer be safely viable. Overall, I had spent less than a half-hour away from the car.

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