Stewarts Cascades

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

150feet tall

150 ft tall.

Scale53/60

Documentation15/20

Character8/20

The details

Coordinates: 40.38617, -111.60486

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About Stewarts Cascades

Stewarts Cascades is a 150-foot waterfall in Utah.

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

Plungeworthy rates Stewarts Cascades 7.6/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

A 200-foot two-tier veil off Mount Timpanogos' shoulder, framed by aspens that go supernova in late September. Two doors in: short and steep from Aspen Grove (toll road), or longer and free from Sundance's base.

Getting there

Trailhead: Aspen Grove on the Alpine Loop (UT-92), or Sundance Resort base via the Bearclaw route
Parking: Aspen Grove fee lot fills early; roadside parking is ticketed
Road: Alpine Loop is paved but snow-closed roughly November–May
Hike: 3.6 mi round trip, 656 ft of climb (moderate)
Heads up: The Sundance route runs ~4+ miles round trip and skips the toll.

When to go

June through October, with the last week of September the aspen-gold jackpot. Early season carries avalanche-runout leftovers — check conditions.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: $6 three-day Alpine Loop pass at the booth (Aspen Grove side); free via Sundance
Dogs: Allowed — pack out waste
Camping: Alpine Loop USFS campgrounds
Warnings: Ticketing on the road shoulder is enthusiastic.

Researched from USFS — Aspen Grove trailhead. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Stewarts Cascades 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.