Lower Frijoles Falls
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Los Alamos County, New Mexico
- Ground elevation
- About 5,625 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Rito de los Frijoles
- Land
- Bandelier National Monument
- Nearby mapped access
- Unnamed parking area
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Lower Frijoles Falls is mapped in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, 5.5 miles southwest of White Rock. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Bandelier National Monument. The listed manager is National Park Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Nearby named trails
- Falls Trail
These paths are mapped within 250 metres (about 820 feet) of the waterfall. A connection to a viewpoint has not been verified.
Water & terrain
Rito de los Frijoles is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.9 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Upper Frijoles FallsNational monument trail to the Upper Falls; entrance feeLos Alamos County, NM0.2 miN
Jemez FallsSource-reviewed route and parking69 ft (21 m) · Sandoval County, NM20 miW- Rio en Medio Falls164 ft (50 m) · Santa Fe County, NM22 miE
- Hyde Park FallsPartial guide: state park waterfall trail documented; match between this listing and the park waterfall is probable, not certainSanta Fe County, NM24 miE
- Quemado FallsPartial: wilderness trail documented; distance to the falls not stated and the trail is hard to follow33 ft (10 m) · Rio Arriba County, NM37 miNE