Seven Falls, Waterfall series in Colorado Springs, USA.

Seven Falls is a series of waterfalls in South Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado, dropping a total of 181 feet (55 meters) through a narrow granite gorge. The water flows over seven separate tiers, with each cascade emptying into a shallow pool before continuing downward.

Nathaniel Colby homesteaded the land including Seven Falls in December 1872 and sold the rights nine months later for $1,000. In 1882 naturalist James Hull bought the property to prevent logging, built a stairway to the top of the falls and a road through the canyon, and charged a toll. After Hull's death in 1890 his sons owned it; Al Hill added canyon lights in 1947, and the Hill family cut 170 feet into the mountainside for an elevator, updated in 1992.

The name refers to the seven individual cascades that you pass one after another while climbing along the rock face. Families and hikers often stop at the viewing platforms to photograph the falling water or feel the spray mist.

The rock face can be climbed via 224 steps or you can take the elevator that leads directly to the observation platform. Those choosing the stairs should wear sturdy footwear, as the stone can become slippery when wet.

The canyon has been lit since 1947, when Al Hill added lights to extend visiting hours; a Martin Architectural system installed in December 2002 bathed the cascades in color. Seven Falls calls itself the only fully lit canyon in the world. The falls are named alphabetically, not by height: Bridal Veil, Feather, Hill, Hull, Ramona, Shorty and Weimer.