Cross-state icon comparison · 617 mi apart

Horsetail Falls vs Lewis Falls

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.

California

Horsetail Falls

Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in El Dorado County, California. It drops roughly 791 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

Lewis Falls

Lewis Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 30 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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Spec	Horsetail Falls	Lewis Falls
State	California	Wyoming
Height	791 ft	30 ft
Type	—	—
Watercourse	—	The Lewis Falls are located on the Lewis River
Park	Desolation Wilderness	Yellowstone National Park
County	El Dorado	Teton
Elevation	2232 m	2372 m
Nearest city	Meyers (6 mi)	Warm River (35 mi)
Dogs allowed	Yes	No

About Horsetail Falls

Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States. It falls in stages for 791 feet (241 m). It can be reached by hiking north out of the Twin Bridges trailhead on U.S. Route 50. There is a forest service parking area designated to the area.

About Lewis Falls

The Lewis Falls are located on the Lewis River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. The falls drop approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) and are easily seen from the road, halfway between the south entrance to the park and Grant Village. The falls are on the Lewis River, just south of Lewis Lake.

Where they are

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