Adams Canyon Lower Falls
Davis County, Utah
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 16 ft (5 m)
- Location
- Davis County, Utah
- Access status
- Visitor route and trailhead documented; steep switchbacks
- The walk
- About 1.2 miles round trip, per Road Trip Ryan; the side trail is about 0.3 mile from the junction
- Ground & access
- Steep switchbacks with little shade; the lower section can be very hot in summer.
Lower Adams Canyon Falls is a falls of about 25 feet on a side trail of the Adams Canyon Trail near Layton and Fruit Heights. From the trailhead, the trail follows a fence line and climbs a series of about 11 switchbacks. Between about switchbacks 10 and 11 there is a bench, with major side trails on the right just before and just after it. Take the first side trail, before the bench. It descends a little, then winds up to the lower falls, about 0.3 mile from the junction. Return the same way. The main trail continues to the much longer hike to the upper falls.
Plan your visit
Adams Canyon Trailhead on Eastside Drive, Adams Canyon Trail switchbacks, side trail to Lower Adams Canyon Falls
Road Trip Ryan gives the Lower Adams Canyon Falls as about 1.2 miles round trip from the trailhead (its map line is 1.01 miles), with the falls about 0.3 mile from the side-trail junction.
Steep switchbacks with little shade; the lower section can be very hot in summer.
Where to start
Adams Canyon Trailhead on Eastside Drive. From I-15, take US 89 (signed South Ogden) about 6 miles to the Oak Hills Drive exit, turn right, then left on Eastside Drive. The lot is on the right, with overflow parking on the left. A restroom and water fountain are at the trailhead.
Timing & water
Road Trip Ryan lists spring, summer and fall.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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