Donut Falls
Utah · 20-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Donut Falls is light today (6 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume. June averages 3 snow days here.
Right now
Streamflow
5.57 cfs
MCLEOD CREEK NEAR PARK · 2h ago
Overnight
45°F
Clear
Saturday
73°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:55 AM · Sunset 8:58 PM · 15h 3m
Snapshot built 12m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SLC.
Donut Falls is a waterfall in Salt Lake County, Utah. It drops roughly 20 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.
Doughnut Falls is a waterfall in the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Silver Fork, south of Midvale in Salt Lake County, Utah. Access to Doughnut Falls is from the Mill D Trailhead towards the Jordan Pines picnic area. The waterfall plunges into a pothole that has access under the arch of rock with a view up at the falls falling into the pool.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 10133600 · 7.5 mi away
MCLEOD CREEK NEAR PARK CITY, UT
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 7.2 cfs · 77% of last year — similar
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 15 | 3.7 | 19.4 |
| Feb | 27 | 14 | 3.3 | 16.4 |
| Mar | 32 | 19 | 3.9 | 21.2 |
| Apr | 40 | 26 | 3 | 14.4 |
| May | 50 | 34 | 2.3 | 10.8 |
| Jun | 66 | 49 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Jul | 77 | 59 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 73 | 56 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 66 | 49 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 51 | 36 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 36 | 20 | 2.6 | 11.4 |
| Dec | 31 | 17 | 3.7 | 17 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donut Falls (this page) | — | 20 ft | — | — | — |
| Moss Ledge Waterfall | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Blackjack Waterfall | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Hidden Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Gloria Falls | 5 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Lisa Falls | 5 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
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- Borderline Falls20 ft
- Bridesmaid Falls20 ft
Questions visitors ask about Donut Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Donut Falls?
Donut Falls is 20 feet (6 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Donut Falls from a major city?
Donut Falls is 3 miles from Brighton (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
40.6309, -111.6545
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut_Falls
Wikidata (Q38250807)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38250807
GeoNames (5773969)
https://www.geonames.org/5773969/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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