Beauty Creek Falls 3

The Beauty Creek Trail starts at a pullout on the east side of the Icefields Parkway 15-1/2 kilometers north of the Columbia Icefields Center in Jasper National Park. The pullout isn’t marked, so keep watch for either parked cars, or a wooden post marking the trail. Follow the trail across a dike to the old roadbed, then head right until you reach Beauty Creek. The trail climbs briefly and then levels above the gorge, the third waterfall is found approximately 3/4 kilometer from the trailhead.Beauty Creek is a waterfall-studded stream which can be found just north of the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park. An easy trail follows along the rim of its canyon, passing eight noteworthy waterfalls in 1-1/2 kilometers, making it one of the best bang-for-your-buck hikes along the Icefields Parkway for those seeking out waterfalls. Only the final waterfall along the trail - Stanley Falls - is named, the others we have opted to refer to numerically (for the time being). The third waterfall encountered along the creek is a triple drop, with tiers of 10, 11 and 20 feet. The stream bends around a rock outcrop halfway down the set of cascades, so it can be a little difficult to get a good shot of all three tiers at once. You’ll also notice that the canyon opens up considerably here, and the lighting can be particularly unfriendly to photography in the morning hours.