Ouray, Colorado bills itself as the “Switzerland of America.”

Several waterfalls and slot canyons surround the town, and one of them is right at the southwest edge forming the centerpiece of a city park: Box Canyon Falls (with “Canyon” often spelled “Cañon” in the Spanish fashion on park literature).

A trail starts near the back of the park admission building and quickly heads out onto a steel catwalk built inside the canyon along the left (looking upstream) wall. It ends at a viewing platform from which the falls can be seen.

The Ouray Perimeter Trail can also be accessed from the park, which crosses the slot canyon almost directly above the falls on a steel footbridge that provides stunning views of the canyon and Ouray.