Crescent Falls Hike David Thompson Country.

Crescent Falls is located 110km west of Rocky Mountain House. Approximately 4 hours southwest of the city of Edmonton and 3.5 hours northwest of the city of Calgary. The trail is an easy walk approximately 6km return with an elevation gain of 85m. The trailhead is located 3km up the Crescent Falls Campground road. There is a parking lot next to a large steel railed view point overlooking the Bighorn River Canyon. From here follow the well worn trail north along the top of the Bighorn River Canyon. Views of the canyon walls and the gorge below are very nice. About half way to the Crescent Falls you will see a smaller waterfall only a few meters high, located near a U bend in the Bighorn River. You can descend down to this small waterfall however the trail is steep and at one point a rope has been anchored to help you climb down and back out. If you stay on the main trail and keep going you'll come to a distant viewpoint of Crescent Falls and the Bighorn River Valley. Views from here are stunning and well worth the effort. Keep going until you reach the Top of Crescent Falls and another steel railed viewpoint. This well constructed viewpoint hangs over the canyon near the top of Crescent Falls and is a good place to test your fear of heights. Stay clear of the rock ledges around the top of the falls. They are very slippery and people have lost their lives trying to explore them. There is another parking lot here where most people drive to when viewing the falls. It can get crowded here in the summer months. Crescent Falls gets it name from it's crescent shape, it was once named Bighorn Falls after the Bighorn River. The sitting bench dedicated to Jimmy Hammond was placed their by his family. Jimmy Hammond was an avid outdoorsman who considered this area to be one of his favorites. There is a day use area located just north of the Crescent Falls parking lot across a bridged creek. Nice place to enjoy a picnic lunch.

There are several hiking trails located in this area. To mention a few, Alexander Henry's Trail, Siffleur Falls Hike, Hoodoo Creek Hike, Kinglet Lake Hike, Loudon Creek Hike, Two O'clock Ridge Hike, Tuff Puff, Vision Quest Hike, Windy Point Ridge, Allstones Creek Hike, Allstones Lake Hike, Ice Falls Loop, Coral Ridge, Big Whirlpool & Whirlpool Ridge, Owen Creek, Cline and Coral Canyons are all located near here. You are in bear country.