Ribbon Cascade
Wyoming · height not recorded · Grand Teton National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Ribbon Cascade is at 6,220 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
6,220 cfs
SNAKE RIVER AT MOOSE, · 2h ago
Overnight
56°F
Patchy Smoke
Tuesday
85°F
Patchy Smoke then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:07 AM · Sunset 8:51 PM · 14h 45m
Wildlife activity
Other park alerts
- Measles outbreak in Teton County(Danger)
- Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure(Park Closure)
Snapshot built 6m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
No verified photo yet
Ribbon Cascade is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. 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.
Ribbon Cascade sits in Teton County, Wyoming. The falls are inside Grand Teton National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 8,203 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 19 minutes from Teton Village. A trail — Lake of the Crags Trail — runs within 200 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.
Ribbon Cascade is located in Hanging Canyon, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The cascade drops approximately 600 feet (180 m) near the eastern end of Hanging Canyon, and west of Jenny Lake. Fed by an unnamed intermittent stream, the peak time for waterflow through the cascade is during spring snowmelt. However, the Ribbon Cascade is rarely dry as it is the only discharge for the Lake of the Crags, Ramshead Lake and Arrowhead Pool. There are no maintained trails to the cascade, though it can be seen during peak waterflow from the east shore of Jenny Lake, just to the north of Cascade Canyon.
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 13013650 · 8.5 mi away
SNAKE RIVER AT MOOSE, WY
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 2,790 cfs · 220% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribbon Cascade (this page) | — | — | — | N | — |
| Hidden Falls | 1 mi | 100 ft | easy · 1.2 mi | N | $35 |
| Broken Falls | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Glacier Falls | 3 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Cleft Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Bannock Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
Questions visitors ask about Ribbon Cascade
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Ribbon Cascade in a national or state park?
Yes — Ribbon Cascade is inside Grand Teton National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Ribbon Cascade?
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 Ribbon Cascade from a major city?
Ribbon Cascade is 14 miles from Teton Village (about 19 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
43.7752, -110.7502
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_Cascade_(Teton_County%2C_Wyoming)
Wikidata (Q7322256)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7322256
GeoNames (5836541)
https://www.geonames.org/5836541/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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