Shoshone Falls
Idaho · 212-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Shoshone Falls is at 880 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
880 cfs
SNAKE RIVER NR KIMBERLY · 9338d ago
Overnight
28°F
Widespread Frost
Sunday
61°F
Widespread Frost then Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 8:02 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM · 10h 39m
Snapshot built 7m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS BOI.
Shoshone Falls is a waterfall in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It drops roughly 212 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.
Shoshone Falls sits in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It drops along Snake River. The base sits at roughly 3,283 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 5 minutes from Twin Falls. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 160 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. 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.
Shoshone Falls is a waterfall in the western United States, on the Snake River in south-central Idaho, approximately three miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Twin Falls. Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls is 212 feet (65 m) in height, 45 feet (14 m) higher than Niagara Falls, and flows over a rim nearly one thousand feet (300 m) in width.
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 13090000 · 2.2 mi away
SNAKE RIVER NR KIMBERLY ID
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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 | 40 | 24 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 44 | 27 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 53 | 32 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 62 | 37 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| May | 71 | 47 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Jun | 84 | 58 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Jul | 97 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 93 | 66 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Sep | 84 | 56 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 67 | 43 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Dec | 42 | 26 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Live webcams
Operated by the park or a local utility — check current conditions before driving.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshone Falls (this page) | — | 212 ft | — | — | — |
| Pillar Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Falls | 2 mi | 125 ft | easy · 0.1 mi | Y | Free |
| Perrine Coulee Falls | 4 mi | 233 ft | — | — | — |
| Auger Falls | 7 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Devils Washboard Falls | 20 mi | — | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Snake River)
- Twin Falls125 ft
Similar height (~212 ft)
- Delphi Falls Lower213 ft
- Elowah Falls213 ft
- Horsetail Falls214 ft
- Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls209 ft
- Rush Creek Falls208 ft
Questions visitors ask about Shoshone 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 Shoshone Falls?
Shoshone Falls is 212 feet (64.7 m) tall. Source heights disagree by source — see the discrepancy box on the page.
How far is Shoshone Falls from a major city?
Shoshone Falls is 4 miles from Twin Falls (about 5 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Idaho
Where it is
42.5960, -114.4022
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone_Falls
Wikidata (Q1635297)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1635297
GeoNames (5607225)
https://www.geonames.org/5607225/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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