Jump Falls
Idaho · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Jump Falls: patchy smoke, 65°F.
Right now
Overnight
65°F
Patchy Smoke
Friday
96°F
Patchy Smoke then Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:16 AM · Sunset 9:29 PM · 15h 13m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: NWS BOI.
Jump Falls is a waterfall in Owyhee County, Idaho. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Jump Falls sits in Owyhee County, Idaho. It drops along Jump Creek. The base sits at roughly 2,860 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 11 minutes from Marsing. A trail — Jump Creek Canyon Trail — runs within 10 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Jump Creek Falls is a waterfall in Owyhee County in the U.S. state of Idaho, just to the southwest of the city of Marsing.
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 | 39 | 29 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| Feb | 44 | 30 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 53 | 36 | 1.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 62 | 42 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| May | 71 | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 96 | 72 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 91 | 68 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 82 | 61 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Oct | 66 | 49 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 47 | 35 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 39 | 29 | 2.1 | 11.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rinehart Falls | 40 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Bogus Falls | 47 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Groundhog Falls | 56 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Crane Falls (historical) | 65 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Camel Falls | 66 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
Questions visitors ask about Jump Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Jump Falls from a major city?
Jump Falls is 7 miles from Marsing (about 11 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
43.4771, -116.9251
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_Creek_Falls
Wikidata (Q24191549)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24191549
GeoNames (5597326)
https://www.geonames.org/5597326/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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