Both in Yellowstone National Park, 23 mi apart · 23 mi apart

Bechler Falls vs Kepler Cascades

Two waterfalls in our directory, side by side. Same data we use on the individual pages — height, access, what we know, what we don't.

Wyoming

Bechler Falls

Bechler Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 15 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

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Wyoming

Kepler Cascades

Kepler Cascades is a 150-foot tiered cascade on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park, 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The 130-foot boardwalk from the pullout to the cliff-edge viewing platform is wheelchair accessible — one of the easiest waterfall stops in Yellowstone. The longest single drop is about 50 ft; the cascade as a whole drops 150 ft through three main steps. Road closes seasonally in winter (typically November through May).

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Spec	Bechler Falls	Kepler Cascades
State	Wyoming	Wyoming
Height	15 ft	150 ft
Type	—	tiered cascade
Watercourse	Bechler River	Firehole River
Park	Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone National Park
County	Teton	Teton
Elevation	1944 m	2318 m
Nearest city	Warm River (15 mi)	Old Faithful (2.5 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

About Bechler Falls

Bechler Falls ht. 15 feet (4.6 m) is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Bechler Falls is the last waterfall on the Bechler River and is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the confluence with the Fall River. It can be reached via the Bechler River trail approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the Cave Falls trailhead at the south boundary of the park. The falls were named in 1921 by explorers E. C. Gregg and C.H. Birdseye.

About Kepler Cascades

Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet. The cascades are located very near to and visible from the Old Faithful to West Thumb road.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (23 mi). Actual drive time depends on the route — neither pin is the parking lot, so use a map app for turn-by-turn.

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