Rifle Falls is Partially Closed For Construction Until February
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Rifle Falls in Rifle, Colo., is partially closed for construction until mid-February. Rifle Falls is getting a winter upgrade including a new bridge and a new viewing area, according to Colorado Parks & Wildlife.
If you want to get up close and personal with the waterfalls at Rifle Falls State Park, you re going to have to wait until February. According to Rifle Gap, Harvey Gap, and Rifle Falls State Park s Facebook, Rifle Falls is currently closed until about mid-February.
Although part of Rifle Falls State Park is open, visitors aren t able to use the popular hiking trail that leads you right in front of the waterfalls. The trails east of the falls and the caves on the east side of Rifle Creek are open, just take the upper section of the Coyote Trail, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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At 365 feet, Bridal Veil Falls is the tallest free-falling cascade in Colorado. It’s a very neat sight when it’s completely frozen over. (Ryan Bonneau, provided by Visit Telluride)
Can you call it a waterfall if the water isn’t falling? We vote yes, and believe winter to be the coolest see what we did there? time to check out these frozen-over cascades. (Waterstill just doesn’t have the same ring to it.) In fact, waterfalls might be at their peak majesty when iced over and draped in newly fallen snow, creating a scene straight out of Arendelle or Narnia or some other idyllic, frosted land that isn’t in a children’s movie.
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Construction is scheduled so that Rifle Falls State Park becomes more able to handle the growing number of visitors, according to a recent Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release.
The three-pronged waterfall is a Western Slope destination for photographers and anyone drawn to a surprising, tropical-like scene. Visitation drops in winter the reason for the timing of the construction, the park s manager said in the release.
The pedestrian bridge is being replaced, and other improvements are being made to trails and the viewing area, which will remain open during the work. The popular loop trail below the falls, however, will be closed. The icy caves can still be accessed, the release noted.