Kanarra Creek Falls

One for the list

Is it plungeworthy?

—feet tall

A waterfall on Kanarra Creek.

Scale12/60

Documentation10/20

Character8/20

The details

Watercourse: Kanarra Creek
Coordinates: 37.53781, -113.15287

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About Kanarra Creek Falls

Kanarra Creek Falls is a waterfall in Utah, on Kanarra 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 Kanarra Creek Falls 3/10 — one for the list. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

A red slot canyon with a creek for a floor: you wade upstream between glowing walls to a waterfall climbed by a bolted ladder, then a second falls beyond. Zion's crowds, subtracted; Zion's light, included.

Getting there

Trailhead: Kanarra Falls office, 40 S Main, Kanarraville — an hour from Zion
Parking: Paid lot at the office
Road: Paved
Hike: 4 mi round trip (hard)
Heads up: Ankle-to-knee wading most of the way and a 20-foot ladder at the first falls. Water shoes, not sandals.

When to go

April through October under the town's permit season. Never enter with storms in the forecast — it's a slot canyon that drains a mountain.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Reserved ticket required — $15+/person, 200/day cap, ages 8+, kanarrafalls.com; sells out spring weekends
Hours: ~7am–7pm staffed in season
Warnings: Flash floods are the canyon's only rule that matters.

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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.