Upper Yellowstone Falls
Wyoming · 108-foot drop · Yellowstone National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Upper Yellowstone Falls is light today (3 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
3.13 cfs
Tantalus Creek at Norris · 20m ago
Overnight
44°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
79°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:45 AM · Sunset 9:08 PM · 15h 22m
Other park alerts
- Select rivers closed to fishing daily, 2 p.m. to sunrise(Information)
- Traffic Delays - Gibbon River Bridge(Information)
- Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion(Park Closure)
Snapshot built 4m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
Upper Yellowstone Falls is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 108 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.
Upper Yellowstone Falls sits in Park County, Wyoming. It drops along Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone 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 29 minutes from Mammoth. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 10 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. 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.
Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River and then one-quarter mile (400 m) downstream over Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, at which point it then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is up to 1,000 feet (300 m) deep.
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 06036940 · 10.6 mi away
Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, YNP
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 2.7 cfs · 107% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Yellowstone Falls (this page) | — | 108 ft | — | N | — |
| Crystal Falls | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Lower Yellowstone Falls | 0 mi | 308 ft | — | N | — |
| Silver Cord Cascade | 3 mi | 1,214 ft | easy · 1.2 mi | N | $35 |
| Virginia Cascades | 7 mi | 59 ft | — | N | — |
| Tower Fall | 14 mi | 131 ft | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Upper Yellowstone Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
- vs. Amicalola Falls
- vs. Bechler Falls
- vs. Bridalveil Fall
- vs. Chilnualna Fall
- vs. Depot Creek Falls
- vs. Gibbon Falls
- vs. Horsetail Fall
- vs. Horsetail Falls
- vs. Illilouette Fall
- vs. Kepler Cascades
- vs. Lehamite Falls
- vs. Lewis Falls
- vs. Lower Yellowstone Falls
- vs. Lower Yosemite Fall
- vs. Middle Cascades
- vs. Moose Falls
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River)
- Lower Yellowstone Falls308 ft
Similar height (~108 ft)
- Jackson Falls108 ft
- Ladder Creek Falls108 ft
- Murietta Falls108 ft
- Tamanawas Falls108 ft
- Houghton-Douglass Falls110 ft
Questions visitors ask about Upper Yellowstone 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 Upper Yellowstone Falls?
Upper Yellowstone Falls is 108 feet (33 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Upper Yellowstone Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Upper Yellowstone Falls is inside Yellowstone National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Upper Yellowstone 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 Upper Yellowstone Falls from a major city?
Upper Yellowstone Falls is 20 miles from Mammoth (about 29 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
44.7129, -110.4998
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Falls
Wikidata (Q2499729)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2499729
GeoNames (5841750)
https://www.geonames.org/5841750/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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