Mystic Falls
Wyoming · 69-foot drop · Yellowstone National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Mystic Falls is light today (45 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
45.3 cfs
Firehole River at Old · 51m ago
Overnight
47°F
Areas Of Smoke
Tuesday
81°F
Areas Of Smoke
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:05 AM · Sunset 8:54 PM · 14h 49m
Other park alerts
- Traffic Delays - Yellowstone River Bridge(Information)
- Osprey Falls Trail Temporary Closure(Information)
- Madison, Firehole, and Gibbon Rivers Closed to Fishing(Information)
Snapshot built 7m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
Mystic Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 69 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.
Mystic Falls sits in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops along Little Firehole River. The falls are inside Yellowstone National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 7,531 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 24 minutes from West Yellowstone. A trail — Mystic Falls Trail — runs within 60 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.
Dogs are not allowed on the access trail or at the falls. The approach is short and gentle enough for young kids.
Mystic Falls is a 70-foot (21 m) cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park.
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 06036805 · 3 mi away
Firehole River at Old Faithful, YNP
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 34.9 cfs · 129% of last year — significantly wetter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Falls (this page) | — | 69 ft | — | N | — |
| Fairy Falls | 3 mi | 200 ft | — | N | — |
| Fern Cascades | 3 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Kepler Cascades | 4 mi | 150 ft | easy · 0.05 mi | N | $35 |
| Cascades of the Firehole | 9 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Firehole Falls | 10 mi | — | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Mystic Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~69 ft)
- Boulder Falls69 ft
- Christine Falls69 ft
- Dark Hollow Falls69 ft
- Gorman Falls69 ft
- Jemez Falls69 ft
Questions visitors ask about Mystic 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 Mystic Falls?
Mystic Falls is 69 feet (21 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Mystic Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Mystic Falls is inside Yellowstone National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Mystic 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 Mystic Falls from a major city?
Mystic Falls is 17 miles from West Yellowstone (about 24 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Wyoming
Where it is
44.4839, -110.8735
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Falls
Wikidata (Q38400)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38400
GeoNames (5833169)
https://www.geonames.org/5833169/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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