Havasu Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

100feet tall

A plunge on Havasu Creek.

Scale49/60

Documentation20/20

Character14/20

The details

Type: Plunge
Watercourse: Havasu Creek
Coordinates: 36.2552, -112.69785

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About Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls is a 100-foot plunge in Arizona, on Havasu Creek.

Fed largely by snowmelt, it runs hardest in late spring and early summer and can thin to a trickle by late season.

Plungeworthy rates Havasu Falls 8.3/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

The blue-green legend: Havasu Creek pouring roughly a hundred feet over travertine into water so mineral-saturated it looks rendered. Floods keep re-sculpting it — the historic single chute now splits into twin channels — and the color survives every rearrangement.

It sits on the Havasupai Reservation at the end of a ten-mile canyon hike, permit-only, no day trips. The permit is the hardest reservation in American hiking; plan a year out.

Getting there

Trailhead: Hualapai Hilltop, end of Indian Route 18, ~60 road miles from Peach Springs
Parking: Hilltop lot and road shoulder; vehicles registered at check-in
Road: Paved to the trailhead
Hike: 20 mi round trip, 2,400 ft of climb (hard)
Heads up: Eight miles to Supai village, two more to the campground; the falls sit just before it. All the climbing happens on the way out. Mules and a cash helicopter exist for gear.

When to go

April–May and October–November. Monsoon season (late June–August) brings genuine flash-flood danger — the canyon has closed mid-season repeatedly (2018, 2019, 2022, 2024). Confirm status near your date.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Havasupai tribal permit only: 2026 camping $455/person for the 3-night package; lodge $2,277/room. havasupaireservations.com — regular sales open Feb 1 and evaporate.
Dogs: Not allowed
Hours: Check-in at Grand Canyon Caverns 6am–6pm
Camping: Havasupai Campground between Havasu and Mooney Falls
Warnings: Flash floods can close or evacuate the canyon without notice.

Researched from Havasupai Reservations — official · Matador — 2026 permit changes. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Havasu Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.