wild basin area

wild basin area印象

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  JamieP748

  We visited in July 2014. Unfortunately, I was in a walking cast and unable to walk much further than Copeland Falls. The trail follows the creek and was nice and shady. I was impressed on the road to the hiking area because of the gathered piles of deadwood and brush; I have never seen this done in any National Park and think it should be done everywhere to help preserve the bigger trees in the event of wildfire. I want to come back when my foot has healed and hike further in. The trail up to Copeland Falls was easy, even with my injured foot. At the trails head there are pit toilets, and a ranger station. There are also picnic tables and storage areas for food - leaving food in your vehicle is not recommended because of bear activity in the area

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  toris972

  Not being able to hike higher elevations one day last week, a staff member at our hotel recommended this area for hiking. We decided to hike out to Ouzel Falls and back, about 5.4 miles total. Most of the trail is along a river, and there are plenty of little sights along the way: Caldwell Falls, Calypso Cascades, etc. The bridge at Ouzel Falls is out, so don't go that way if you you want to continue past the Falls. There is an alternate route to continue on to destinations past them, but you won't get to see Calypso Cascades. All in all--super scenic and pleasant hiking!

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  pam_from_indiana

  Wonderful short hike to a beautiful set of waterfalls. Peaceful. This area is much less crowded than other places in the RMNP.

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  abwolverine

  Went to a wedding at Wild Basin Lodge, in a lovely meadow across some bridges and wooded areas. Really beautiful ceremony, and good food back at the Lodge. Brunch at the Lodge the next morning, excellent pastries, good potatoes, saltiest eggs ever and not great pancakes. Post-wedding-brunch hike, best post-wedding activity ever! Drove maybe a mile or two past first ranger station, parked, walked another mile to the station at the base of the trail, and walked up to the second waterfall. Some in the party kept going to the third. (I think the first is Copeland, which is nice, 2 is Calypso, which is lovely, and 3 is maybe Ouzel? I didn't make it all the way up there). The hike is not super challenging, but it does take time. You get to see a LOT for the energy you expend hiking. Much better, in my opinion, than the Bierstadt Lake hike we did, which was much steeper and not along the water for the most part.

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  Bateach3

  Great summer drive. Most driving is one lane, some turn-outs. We found that weekends, there can be traffic jams, with so many trying to see this scenic drive, and found week days with less traffic. Road can be rough, and driving slow is advised.

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  932JohnP

  Bridge is still out from the floods of Sept. 13. Still a great hike with tons of amazing falls/cascades along the way. We wanted to hike to Ouzel Lake and possibly beyond but couldn't figure out the way due to the bridge being out.

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  MissouriMaven11

  I have hiked Wild Basin a number of times. It is not a trail I would take little kids on as it can be rocky and difficult to navigate because of tree roots and other small obstacles. The Copeland, Calypso and Ouzel Falls are all well worth the physical exertion it takes to hike the trail. Lots of breathtaking spots for pictures. I love to hike Wild Basin it is one of my favorite spots.

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  173kellyc

  My husband, his friend and I hiked from Wild Basin Trailhead. The earlier you get to this trail the better. Very few people on the trails before noon. There are a couple of places where bridges or parts of the trails were washed away by last years flood. In spite of that there are detours with very good signage and the waterfalls are breathtaking. I highly recommend this trail.

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  917breannap

  To preface, we are a family of four with kids ages 8 & 10. Our first day hiking, we started at the Bear Lake trailhead and hiked up to Dream Lake--a beautiful, great hike, but hard. The next day we went to Wild Basin and hiked up to Calypso Falls, and we loved every second of it. It's beautiful and much less strenuous, which was nice because we were able to then focus all our attentions on the scenery instead of the effort of the hike itself. Highly recommend if you have kids and/or if you just want to enjoy the beauty and serenity that RMNP has to offer.

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  happy_cat721

  This hike was fantastic, it was the BEST way to end my wedding week up in CO. This is definitely a few hour trip, if you want to make it to the top fall. I would go in May-July as the most recommended time. I recommend this to anyone, people who are not as fit can still make it to some great falls!