Treasure Falls | |
Location: | San Juan National Forest, Mineral County, Colorado |
Map: | Colorado |
Watercourse: | Fall Creek |
Type: | Single |
Height: | 105feet |
Height Longest: | 105feet |
Number Drops: | 1 |
Treasure Falls is a waterfall in the San Juan Mountains, within Mineral County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is located in the San Juan National Forest, off U.S. Route 160, about 15miles northeast of Pagosa Springs. The falls are named after a local legend about "a treasure of gold" buried in the mountain that the falls plunge from.
There is a trailhead off Highway 160. The falls are somewhat visible from the parking lot, and a short and moderately steep hike of about of elevation gain will bring hikers to the base of the falls, where there is a foot bridge for viewing. A switchback trail will take hikers closer to the plunge base, called the "Misty Deck" where hikers can view and feel the spray of the falls.