Trampas
Falls
Where Trampas Creek Conflues with Rio Embudo the Canyons “mismatch” so Trampas falls about 20’ into the Embudo.
beta facts:
name- Trampas Falls
height- several 5’ to 20’ waterfalls within
this box canyon in the last mile of Trampas Creek
elevation- 6700’
GPS coordinates- ±36°10.530’N 105°48.210’W
flow- nice year-round stream
season- anytime except spring run-off. The high water blocks navigation of
this sheer-walled canyon.
accommodations- none
ownership- public - BLM
access- 2 miles of difficult hiking with no
trail….!!!!!
nearest town- Dixon is 4½ miles west of
here
fun fact- this is great backcountry…!!! Do
an Embudo Box hike with it… a… er… do you fish…????
Stay a couple Days
essay bro:
It is a must for you to have very good topo
map reading abilities to find your way into this great waterfalls place. I highlighted the route I used in
“light red” on the map below. This
is wild country…. You can almost feel a mountain lion nearby. Plan on visiting this whole area in one
shot… Cañada del Agua, Trampas, Embudo, Ojo Sarco…. Everything here… it’s ALL
difficult but it is good stuff.
Avoid the high-water time of spring run-off.
(see also Ojo Sarco
Falls, Cañada
del Agua Falls and Cheezegrater
Falls)
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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