Waterfalls in Wyoming

Where the waterfalls are in Wyoming

Wyoming's waterfalls are in its mountains, with Yellowstone National Park holding many of them, including the park's famous Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.

Well-known waterfalls in Wyoming

Lower Falls

The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, 308 feet, in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, seen from several overlooks.

Upper Falls

The Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River, 109 feet, upstream of the Lower Falls. Falls near Upper Falls.

Hidden Falls

A fall in Grand Teton National Park reached by a trail around Jenny Lake or a shuttle boat. Falls near Hidden Falls.

Fairy Falls

A 197-foot fall in Yellowstone reached by a trail near Grand Prismatic Spring. Falls near Fairy Falls.

When to go

Snowmelt, late May through July. Yellowstone roads open in stages in spring. See the best time to see waterfalls for how flow changes by region.

Wyoming by the numbers

The map shows 103 named falls in Wyoming. 88 of them are in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of official place names, and 15 more are named falls mapped only in OpenStreetMap. 18 have a height recorded by OpenStreetMap mappers, which is what the height filter above uses. TetonCounty has the most, with 46.

Tallest recorded waterfalls in Wyoming

Heights as recorded in OpenStreetMap, converted to feet. Guidebooks may list different figures, usually because they count every tier of a fall or only the biggest drop. Why heights differ.

Counties with the most waterfalls

From the USGS record, which gives each fall's county.

Every named waterfall in Wyoming

Alphabetical within each county. Tap a name to centre the map above on it.

Albany County (1)

Duck Creek Falls

Big Horn County (4)

Bucking Mule Falls, Melody Falls, Porcupine Falls, Shell Falls

Converse County (3)

Le Vasseur Falls, Little Medicine Falls, Wagon Hound Falls

Fremont County (6)

Bomber Falls, Brooks Lake Creek Falls, Bull Lake Falls, Lake Fork Falls, Popo Agie Falls, Twilight Falls

Lincoln County (3)

Lewis Falls, Spring Creek Falls, Wohelo Falls

Natrona County (1)

Garden Creek Waterfall

Park County (15)

Beartooth Falls, Big Creek Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Crystal Falls, Lost Creek Falls, Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Osprey Falls, Rustic Falls, Silver Cord Cascade (1,214 ft), Sweetwater Creek Falls, Tower Fall (131 ft), Undine Falls (59 ft), Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River, Virginia Cascade (59 ft), Wraith Falls

Platte County (1)

Cottonwood Falls

Sublette County (8)

Clear Creek Falls, Cliff Creek Falls, Menace Falls, North Fork Falls, Porcupine Creek Falls, Slide Creek Falls, Slide Falls, West Dell Falls

Teton County (46)

Albright Falls, Bannock Falls, Bechler Falls (15 ft), Broken Falls, Cascade Acres, Cascades of the Firehole, Cave Falls, Cleft Falls, Colonnade Falls, Columbine Cascade, Dunanda Falls, Fairy Falls (200 ft), Fern Cascades, Firehole Falls, Gibbon Falls (85 ft), Glacier Falls, Granite Falls, Gwinna Falls, Hidden Falls, Iris Falls (45 ft), Kepler Cascades (49 ft), Lewis Falls (30 ft), Moose Falls (30 ft), Mystic Falls (69 ft), North Fork Falls, Ouzel Falls, Ouzel Falls, Plateau Falls, Quiver Cascade, Ragged Falls, Rainbow Falls, Ribbon Cascade, Shoal Falls, Shoshoko Falls, Silver Scarf Falls, Sluiceway Falls, South Fork Falls, Spalding Falls, Tempe Cascade, Tendoy Falls, Terraced Falls, Twister Falls, Union Falls, Upper Falls, Wahhi Falls, Wilderness Falls

County not recorded (15)

Bull Lake Creek Falls, Cascade Creek Falls, Crazy Creek Falls, Hidden Falls (43 ft), Johnny Behind The Rocks, Lower Colonnade Falls (66 ft), Lower North Fork Falls, Lower Yellowstone Falls (308 ft), Middle Fork Falls, Polar Bear (7 ft), Upper Colonnade Falls (36 ft), Upper North Fork Falls, Upper Yellowstone Falls (108 ft), Water slide, Woheto Falls

Before you go

The map shows where falls are, not whether they are open or safe to reach. Check the land manager, usually a state park or national forest, for closures, fees and permits, and stay on the trail near the water. Our waterfall safety guide covers the hazards, and waterfall hikes near me explains how to pick a trail.

Waterfalls near cities close to Wyoming

Every named fall within driving range of the city, nearest first: waterfalls near Salt Lake City, waterfalls near Denver, waterfalls near Colorado Springs.

Waterfalls in nearby states: Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana. Or see waterfalls in every state.