Lower Yellowstone Falls
Wyoming · 308-foot drop · Yellowstone National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Lower Yellowstone Falls is light today (3 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
3.13 cfs
Tantalus Creek at Norris · 19m ago
Overnight
44°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
79°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:45 AM · Sunset 9:08 PM · 15h 22m
Other park alerts
- Select rivers closed to fishing daily, 2 p.m. to sunrise(Information)
- Traffic Delays - Gibbon River Bridge(Information)
- Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion(Park Closure)
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
Lower Yellowstone Falls is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 308 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.
Lower Yellowstone Falls sits in Park County, Wyoming. It drops along Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River. The falls are inside Yellowstone National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 7,567 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 29 minutes from Mammoth. A trail — Brink of the Lower Falls Trail — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River and then one-quarter mile (400 m) downstream over Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, at which point it then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is up to 1,000 feet (300 m) deep.
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 06036940 · 10.7 mi away
Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, YNP
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 2.7 cfs · 107% 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 | 23 | 9 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| Feb | 24 | 8 | 2.8 | 20.6 |
| Mar | 32 | 14 | 2.9 | 20.2 |
| Apr | 38 | 18 | 2.5 | 18.2 |
| May | 49 | 29 | 2.6 | 16 |
| Jun | 62 | 38 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 74 | 48 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 72 | 48 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 64 | 40 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 48 | 28 | 2.5 | 11.6 |
| Nov | 31 | 14 | 2 | 18.2 |
| Dec | 25 | 11 | 2.6 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Yellowstone Falls (this page) | — | 308 ft | — | N | — |
| Crystal Falls | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Upper Yellowstone Falls | 0 mi | 108 ft | — | N | — |
| Silver Cord Cascade | 2 mi | 1,214 ft | easy · 1.2 mi | N | $35 |
| Virginia Cascades | 7 mi | 59 ft | — | N | — |
| Tower Fall | 13 mi | 131 ft | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Lower Yellowstone Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River)
- Upper Yellowstone Falls108 ft
Similar height (~308 ft)
- Wilson Glacier Falls315 ft
- Bear Rock Falls299 ft
- Pride Basin Falls299 ft
- Vernal Fall318 ft
- Munson Creek Falls319 ft
Questions visitors ask about Lower Yellowstone 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 Lower Yellowstone Falls?
Lower Yellowstone Falls is 308 feet (94 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Lower Yellowstone Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Lower Yellowstone Falls is inside Yellowstone National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Lower Yellowstone Falls?
No — dogs are not allowed on trails here. Most National Park trails prohibit pets to protect wildlife. Service animals are an exception per ADA.
How far is Lower Yellowstone Falls from a major city?
Lower Yellowstone Falls is 20 miles from Mammoth (about 29 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Wyoming
Where it is
44.7180, -110.4963
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Falls
Wikidata (Q105337493)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105337493
GeoNames (5831213)
https://www.geonames.org/5831213/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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