Terraced Falls
Wyoming · 131-foot drop · Yellowstone National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Terraced Falls is 409 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
409 cfs
SNAKE RIVER AB JACKSON · 1h ago
Overnight
51°F
Patchy Smoke
Tuesday
87°F
Patchy Smoke
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:06 AM · Sunset 8:53 PM · 14h 47m
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 4m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
Terraced Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 131 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.
Terraced Falls sits in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops along Fall River. The falls are inside Yellowstone National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 6,940 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 32 minutes from Warm River. A trail — Terraced Falls — runs within 50 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.
Dogs are not allowed on the access trail or at the falls. The approach is short and gentle enough for young kids.
Terraced Falls ht. 130 feet (40 m) is a waterfall on Fall River in Yellowstone National Park. The highest waterfall on Fall River, Terraced Falls was probably named by the Hague Geological Survey in 1885–1886. An attempt was made to rename it "Totem Falls" in the 1920s, but the USBGN kept the original name. Terraced Falls is easily accessed via a short trail from the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road along Yellowstone National Park's south border.
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 13010065 · 10.4 mi away
SNAKE RIVER AB JACKSON LAKE AT FLAGG RANCH WY
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 237 cfs · 173% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced Falls (this page) | — | 131 ft | — | N | — |
| Cascade Acres | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Rainbow Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Cascade Creek Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Polar Bear | 3 mi | 7 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Union Falls | 3 mi | — | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Terraced Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Fall River)
- Chasm Falls98 ft
Similar height (~131 ft)
- Alkali Falls131 ft
- Black Chasm Falls131 ft
- Copper Lake Falls131 ft
- Dismal Falls131 ft
- Ensminger Falls131 ft
Questions visitors ask about Terraced 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 Terraced Falls?
Terraced Falls is 131 feet (40 m) tall. Height is sourced from Wikidata.
Is Terraced Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Terraced Falls is inside Yellowstone National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Terraced 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 Terraced Falls from a major city?
Terraced Falls is 23 miles from Warm River (about 32 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
44.1477, -110.8661
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraced_Falls
Wikidata (Q14714850)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14714850
GeoNames (5840770)
https://www.geonames.org/5840770/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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