El
Porvenir Falls
This 12’ falls is one of
many in El Porvenir Canyon. …
an 8’ falls in the lower portion of El Porvenir Canyon
beta facts:
name- El Porvenir Falls
height- El Porvenir Creek has many falls; the
highest is about 12 feet
elevation- 7900’
GPS coordinates- ±35°44.333N 105°26.300’W… very approximate
flow- this is a strong flowing trout stream
season- May thru Oct
accommodations- forest service campground
at the trailhead
ownership- Santa Fe National Forest – Pecos
Wilderness
access- a “stunningly beautiful” hike of 2½ miles from El Porvenir
Campground.
nearest town- Las Vegas, NM is about 18
miles southeast of here
fun fact- …a rock-climbers dream… more than
a thousand feet high “big-wall granite”
essay bro:
I have not found a more beautiful place in
all “the Land of Enchantment”….!!!!!!!!
There are many waterfalls here but it takes a lot of “off-trail”
bushwhacking to see the higher ones up Cascade Creek and Hermit Creek. I was amazed that there seemed to
always be a downed tree to provide a “dry” crossing, near each one of the many
“wet” creek crossings that the trail makes. Our shoes and pants stayed dry during a mid-May trek in
2008.
We found that many steep, small side
canyons cascade over high cliffs as they pour into El Porvenir Creek during wet
times. Some of these high
trickling falls can be seen from the trail while others can only be visited
after a vigorous “off-the-trail” climb.
(see also: Cascade Falls)
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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