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Zapata Falls

by Nate
(Colorado Springs)

Zapata Falls near the Sand Dunes is really spectacular to see in the winter time when the whole thing freezes into a massive ice column. I was leaving the dunes one day and saw the sign for Zapata Falls off to the left going South on Hwy 150. I figured I'd check it out and I was SO glad that I did. It was amazing to see and the ice was so clear that you could see the water flowing underneath it. It's definitely worth the time if you're making the trip to the dunes.

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by: Anonymous

We went to the falls in late April and it was still frozen. . .you could hear the water running underneath the ice. It made a very impressive "ice sculpture". I'm anxious to go back when it thaws.
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by: Karen

Thanks Nate, for telling us about your side trip to Zapata Falls. I just watched some Youtube videos about it and I guess you have to walk up the stream to see the falls. Either that, or do what you did and see it in the winter-that way you don't have to get your feet wet! Anyway, it sounds like it's well worth seeing :-).

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