Rustic Falls
Wyoming · height not recorded · Yellowstone National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Rustic Falls is light today (20 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
20.1 cfs
Boiling River at Mammoth,YNP · 53m ago
Overnight
23°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
47°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:51 AM · Sunset 6:22 PM · 10h 31m
Wildlife activity
- Stay Away From Bull Elk(Caution)
Other park alerts
- Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion(Park Closure)
- Traffic Delays - Gardner River High Bridge(Information)
- Vehicle Entrance Reservation Not Needed(Information)
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
Rustic Falls is a waterfall in Park 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.
Rustic Falls sits in Park County, Wyoming. The falls are inside Yellowstone National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 7,275 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 4 minutes from Mammoth. A trail — Bunsen Peak Trail — runs within 70 meters of the marked location. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
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 06190540 · 3.9 mi away
Boiling River at Mammoth,YNP
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 23.7 cfs · 86% of last year — similar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic Falls (this page) | — | — | — | N | — |
| Osprey Falls | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Undine Falls | 4 mi | 59 ft | — | N | — |
| Wraith Falls | 5 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Knowles Falls | 8 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Specimen Falls | 15 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Rustic Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Rustic Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Rustic Falls is inside Yellowstone National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Rustic 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 Rustic Falls from a major city?
Rustic Falls is 3 miles from Mammoth (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
44.9345, -110.7240
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikidata (Q134533028)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134533028
GeoNames (5837168)
https://www.geonames.org/5837168/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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