Colorado
Rainbow Falls
6 mi from Colorado Springs · ~10 min drive
No height recorded
Rainbow Falls is a named waterfall in Colorado — about 6 miles from Colorado Springs, CO. Full visit details below.
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city
- Colorado Springs, CO · 6 mi · ~10 min drive
- Coordinates
- 38.8702°, -104.9260°
From Wikipedia: Rainbow Falls is a waterfall located on Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The falls' plunge is located beneath a bridge that links Manitou Avenue to Highway 24. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Rainbow Falls (Manitou Springs, Colorado), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Rainbow Falls
The exact location is at 38.8702°, -104.9260° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Colorado Springs, CO — 6 miles away (~10 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Rainbow Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.