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.
a soaring double cascade right off the road in Provo Canyon.
a graceful two-tier fall below Mount Timpanogos.
a desert oasis fall and green pool in Grand Staircase–Escalante.
an easy Wasatch-front fall above Utah Valley.
water pours through a hole in the rock in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
a surprising man-made desert fall near Moab.
wade 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.