Best waterfalls in Utah

Utah’s falls are desert surprises — a green oasis at Lower Calf Creek, a soaring roadside plunge in Provo Canyon, and the wade-through slot of Kanarra Falls. Spring snowmelt is peak for the canyon falls; the slot canyons are a late-spring-through-fall affair and now run on permits.

Bridal Veil Falls (Provo)607 ftRoadside · Provoa soaring double cascade right off the road in Provo Canyon.Stewart Falls200 ftModerate hike · Provo · 3.5 mia graceful two-tier fall below Mount Timpanogos.Lower Calf Creek Falls126 ftModerate hike · Escalante · 6 mia desert oasis fall and green pool in Grand Staircase–Escalante.Battle Creek Falls50 ftModerate hike · Pleasant Grove · 1.6 mian easy Wasatch-front fall above Utah Valley.Donut Falls30 ftShort walk · Salt Lake City · 1.5 miwater pours through a hole in the rock in Big Cottonwood Canyon.Faux Falls25 ftShort walk · Moab · 0.6 mia surprising man-made desert fall near Moab.Kanarra Falls15 ftStrenuous hike · Kanarraville · 3.6 miwade a red-rock slot canyon to falls with a log ladder; permit required.

Flows change with the season and recent rain — many falls roar at spring snowmelt and slow by late summer. Check conditions and any permit or reservation rules before you go.