Virginia Cascades
Wyoming · 59-foot drop · Yellowstone National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Virginia Cascades is light today (3 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
2.92 cfs
Tantalus Creek at Norris · 51m ago
Overnight
48°F
Areas Of Smoke
Tuesday
80°F
Areas Of Smoke
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:03 AM · Sunset 8:54 PM · 14h 50m
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 3m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS RIW.
Virginia Cascades is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 59 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.
Virginia Cascades sits in Park County, Wyoming. It drops along Gibbon River. The falls are inside Yellowstone National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 7,829 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 26 minutes from Mammoth. No mapped trail runs within 200 meters — expect bushwhacking or off-trail navigation to reach the lip. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Virginia Cascades, is a cascade type waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park. Virginia Cascades is located just south of the Norris-Canyon road approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Norris Junction. A one-way road provides access to the north side of the cascades.
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 · 3.5 mi away
Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, YNP
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 2.7 cfs · 110% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cascades (this page) | — | 59 ft | — | N | — |
| Crystal Falls | 7 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Upper Yellowstone Falls | 7 mi | 108 ft | — | N | — |
| Gibbon Falls | 7 mi | 84 ft | easy · 0.5 mi | N | $35 |
| Lower Yellowstone Falls | 7 mi | 308 ft | — | N | — |
| Silver Cord Cascade | 10 mi | 1,214 ft | easy · 1.2 mi | N | $35 |
Side-by-side comparisons
Virginia Cascades compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Gibbon River)
- Gibbon Falls84 ft
Similar height (~59 ft)
- Cherokee Falls59 ft
- Grand Chasm Falls59 ft
- Langfield Falls59 ft
- Lower Whiteoak Falls59 ft
- Middle Armadillo Falls59 ft
Questions visitors ask about Virginia Cascades
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 Virginia Cascades?
Virginia Cascades is 59 feet (18 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Virginia Cascades in a national or state park?
Yes — Virginia Cascades is inside Yellowstone National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Virginia Cascades?
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 Virginia Cascades from a major city?
Virginia Cascades is 18 miles from Mammoth (about 26 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
44.7131, -110.6478
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Cascades
Wikidata (Q38247)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38247
GeoNames (5841997)
https://www.geonames.org/5841997/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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