MIDDLE BEAR CREEK FALLS |
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RATING -
16.8
VR - 5.4 (Med) HR - 2.0 SR - 6/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadwalk DIFFICULTY - Medium LOCATION - Spada Lake Area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 32' WIDTH - 5' |
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DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to McCarty
Falls. Continue walking along the old road for another 1/2 a mile until
you reach Bear Creek. The lower tier is easily viewed from the road.
To see the upper tier, cross the creek and scramble up above the lower tier
(this will be dangerous at high volume). To get my picture I had to
cross the creek again above the lower tier. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Bear Creek Falls, Lower Bear Creek Falls, McCarty Falls |
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The
middle falls on Bear Creek is the only one that is remotely easy to view.
The falls begin with a very pretty upper tier that drops 15' in a plunging
drop. This drop is joined by a tributary stream horsetailing 30' in
several braids of water during the wet season that makes for a really cool
scene. The creek than cascades for about 5 vertical feet before
launching itself another 12' into the ditch in the middle of the old road.
There is a chance this tier didn't even exist before they tore the culvert
out of the road but it's there now. I wouldn't recommend visiting this
wandering up the road just for this waterfall, but if you are going to
attempt the lower and/or upper falls, you can't miss this one.