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Double Falls

Utah County, Utah

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Utah County, Utah
Access status
Partial guide: unmarked user path with a rope descent
The walk
1.0 mile round trip with 203 feet of gain, per Utah Hiking Beauty
Ground & access
Dirt and rock user path, a small stream crossing, then a steep, slippery descent to the falls using a rope that may not always be there. Wet rock near the falls is very slippery.
Utah Hiking Beauty: Double Falls

Double Falls is a two-tier waterfall on Wimmer Ranch Creek in Payson Canyon, with each tier about 20 feet high. The path is unmarked and is not a signed Forest Service trail. It starts at the Jones Ranch Trailhead on the Nebo Loop, between Grotto Falls and Payson Lakes. On the same side of the road as the parking area, walk back toward the primitive campground, where a small path enters the aspens. Cross a small stream right away, continue northeast through aspens and small meadows, then into pines and downhill to the creek at the top of the falls. Do not climb down there. Less than a minute back along the path, a side path descends steeply to the falls, where a rope may be in place. It reaches the middle ledge between the two tiers. The source says there is no safe way down to the base of the lower tier. This is a partial guide because the route is an unmarked user path and the rope is not maintained by the land manager.

Plan your visit

Jones Ranch Trailhead on the Nebo Loop in Payson Canyon, unmarked path from the primitive campground side through aspens, northeast and downhill to Wimmer Ranch Creek, then a steep side path with a rope down to the middle ledge of Double Falls

Utah Hiking Beauty gives 1.0 mile round trip, 203 feet of elevation gain and 30 to 60 minutes.

Dirt and rock user path, a small stream crossing, then a steep, slippery descent to the falls using a rope that may not always be there. Wet rock near the falls is very slippery.

Where to start

Parking area at the Jones Ranch Trailhead on the Nebo Loop Road in Payson Canyon. The signed Jones Ranch Trail starts on the opposite side of the road; the path to the falls does not. Restrooms are at Payson Lakes.

Timing & water

May to October, per Utah Hiking Beauty.

Before you go

Utah Hiking Beauty lists a 10-dollar day-use fee per car or a National Parks Pass. The Forest Service trail page read does not mention a fee at this trailhead.

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Waterfall location

Utah County, Utah.

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