Dogs: No Fee: The entry fee is $20 for a one day pass.
Helen Hunt Falls Bridal Veil Falls Dropping 365-feet from the Bridal Veil Basin in a box canyon in Telluride is Colorado’s tallest free-falling waterfall. Making it an even more impressive spectacle is the power plant atop the falls. The second oldest AC generation facility in the country, the power plant was built in 1907 to supply the Smuggler’s Union Mine. To the trailhead: Drive east through Telluride on Colorado Ave. for a little over two miles past the Pandora Mill to a large unmarked parking area. No hiking – just drive to the end of the box canyon and look up. Dogs: Yes, on leash
Near Colorado Springs along Cheyenne Canyon Rd., Helen Hunt Falls offers a truly sublime experience. Visitors can view the falls by taking just a short jaunt from the parking area and may opt to go above the waterfall via a short trek along a trail. An added bonus: Continuing about a quarter of a mile you will be treated to a second nearby waterfall called Silver Falls. Helen Hunt Jackson was a 19th-century poet and author who focused on the plight of the American Indians. To the trailhead: From I-25 take the Nevada Rd. exit on the south side of Colorado Springs. Take this to Cheyenne Blvd. in a few blocks. When you reach a fork in the road follow the sign to Helen Hunt Falls. Dogs: Yes, on leash
Calypso Cascades Calypso Cascades, at just 1.8-miles from the trailhead along Rocky Mountain National Park’s eastern border, gushes enthusiastically. While these falls are a winter snowshoe destination treat, there’s nowhere else in Colorado that offers such a visual feast during the spring and summer.
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To the trailhead: Take US. 36 west to Boulder and continue through Lyons. Turn left on CO7 for 20 miles. From CO7, turn west at the Wild Basin sign and drive to the Copeland Lake area, about one mile. Follow the narrow road to the Wild Basin entrance station.
Remember though, because the falls are in RMNP, no dogs are allowed on the trail.
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