Campbells Falls – a series of cascades on Greaves Creek

The lowermost named waterfall along Greaves Creek in Blackheath, Campbells Falls consists of a series of ten cascades along the creek.

The waterfall is hard to miss (unlike some of the others along Greaves Creek) as it’s located where the Rodriguez Pass track crosses the creek.

The series of waterfalls along Greaves Creek (listed in descending order below) were named after people involved in the promotion and construction of the Rodriguez Pass track. Campbells Falls was named after Malcolm Campbell, who owned land at the corner of Govetts Leap Road and Cleopatra Street and who domated money towards building the new track in 1900.

• Beauchamp Falls
• Popes Falls
• John Harris Falls
• Bettington Falls
• Foy Falls (not shown on 1908 map)
• Campbells Falls

Getting to Campbells Falls

The waterfall is most easily reached from the top, by descending to the Grand Canyon Track from Evans Lookout at Blackheath (or taking the lesser-used Pilcher Point Track from Medlow Bath) and then following the historic Rodriguez Pass walking track down the falls. A longer route down the Horse Track and then up the Rodriguez Pass walking track takes you up Greaves Creek to the waterfall.

More information

• David Noble blog – Blackheath Waterfalls
• Flickr – Campbell’s Falls, Rodriguez Pass, Blackheath (Blue Mountains Library)
• Brian Fox, Michael Keats & John Fox – Blue Mountains Geographic Encyclopedia
• Trove – Tourist’s sketch map of Blackheath and Medlow Bath 1908 / Download JPG