Apache Falls

Apache Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Apache Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Apache Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.85476, -104.98868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Falls

• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~23 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~38 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~42 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spainish Peaks Church · church · Huerfano · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~56 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Falls

Other waterfalls near Apache Falls

• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~148 km · Must-see
• Riverwalk Waterfall · waterfall · Pueblo · ~70 km
• Venable Falls · waterfall · Custer · ~73 km
• Falls Gulch Mountain · waterfall · Fremont · ~111 km
• Ramona · waterfall · El Paso · ~129 km
• Feather · waterfall · El Paso · ~129 km
• Bridal Veil · waterfall · El Paso · ~129 km
• Shorty · waterfall · El Paso · ~129 km
• Hull · waterfall · El Paso · ~129 km

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