Fall Creek Falls

Directions: Drive NE from Ketchum on Sun Valley Road, over Trail Cr. Summit to the Wildhorse/Copper Basin turnoff (22.5 mi). Turn right and continue to a T-junction for Wildhorse Canyon (2.2 mi). Turn right and drive past the guard station to the Left Fork jct (3.4 mi). Turn left onto the short spur to the trailhead (.4 mi).

Highlights and Info:  Fall Creek Falls - FCF (.7miles, 143 feet) is a short, handicap-accessible trail to a viewing platform overlooking a beautiful waterfall.  It leaves the upper end of the parking lot and is a great hiking option for families with small kids. Fall Creek is a long and remote glacial valley that accesses several additional trails (the Left Fork of Fall Creek, Moose Lake & Surprise Valley).  The trail is not well-maintained beyond the Surprise Valley junction and begins to fade into the landscape, leaving hikers with three miles of off-trail walking to the unnamed lake at the head of the drainage.   Highlights include the slot waterfall and impressive views early in the hike, the pleasant old-growth forests and boulder gardens at the Moose Lake junction, the two waterfalls en route to the Surprise Valley junction, and the quiet solitude further out the canyon.