Navajo Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

50feet tall

A segmented on Havasu Creek.

Scale41/60

Documentation15/20

Character14/20

The details

Type: Segmented
Watercourse: Havasu Creek
Coordinates: 36.24949, -112.69679

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About Navajo Falls

Navajo Falls is a 50-foot segmented 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 Navajo Falls 7/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

The 2008 flood's consolation gift: when the water abandoned old Navajo Falls, it built two new ones — Upper (Little) Navajo's cascades and Fifty Foot Falls — a short spur off the main trail below Supai. Quieter pools than Havasu, often to yourself.

Getting there

Trailhead: Spur off the main canyon trail, ~1.3 miles below Supai village
Hike: 0.5 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: Upper Navajo hides off the main path — push through the grass for the swimming pool most hikers walk past.

When to go

Permit season, spring and fall. The most crowd-free swimming inside the reservation.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Covered by the Havasupai permit
Dogs: Not allowed
Hours: During your permitted stay
Camping: Havasupai Campground under a mile on
Warnings: No lifeguards; the travertine pools shelve unpredictably.

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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.