Tyler Falls
One for the list
Is it plungeworthy?
A fan.
The details
- Type
- Fan
- Coordinates
- 42.90541, -100.42451
About Tyler Falls
Tyler Falls is a fan in Nebraska.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Tyler Falls 3.6/10 — one for the list. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
A spring-branch falls downstream of Fort Falls in Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, reached by the refuge's Wilderness Access Trail or spotted from the river on a float. Locally known as a fishing stop.
One database lists it at 50 feet — which would rival Smith Falls — but flags its own figure as unconfirmed, and no second source backs it. Treat the height as unknown until someone measures it; that uncertainty is half the reason to go look.
Same free federal refuge as Fort Falls, same rules, a longer and quieter walk.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- Wilderness Access Trail from the Corrals area, Fort Niobrara NWR — parking and restrooms at the trailhead
- Parking
- Corrals trailhead lot
- Road
- Graveled refuge roads — stay on designated routes
- Hike
- 2.4 mi round trip (Moderate — about 1.2 miles each way, roughly 2 hours round trip)
- Heads up
- Also reachable by float past the refuge stretch.
When to go
Spring-fed, year-round flow.
Daylight hours only, per refuge rules.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Free — federal refuge day use
- Dogs
- Standard refuge rules; keep to the trail
- Hours
- Daylight hours only
- Camping
- Prohibited on the refuge
- Warnings
- No alcohol, no climbing, no collecting. Fishing allowed on the Niobrara downstream of Cornell Dam.
Researched from USFWS — Fort Niobrara Trails · Visit Nebraska — lesser-known waterfalls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Tyler Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
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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.
Common questions
Where is Tyler Falls?
Tyler Falls is a waterfall in Nebraska, at 42.90541, -100.42451.
Is Tyler Falls worth visiting?
One for the list — Plungeworthy rates it 3.6/10.
Gear for the trip
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