Dryfall

Utah County, Utah

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Utah County, Utah
Access status: Partial guide: dry fall on social trails at Red Ledges
The walk: Short; the canyon guide lists the whole Red Ledges outing as less than 0.5 mile
Ground & access: Sandy, unmarked social trails. Scrambling and a short cliff band above the base.

This listing is a dry fall, a waterfall-shaped cliff, at the Red Ledges Picnic Area in Diamond Fork Canyon in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. From the picnic area parking, sandy social trails head north up a wide valley among red cliffs. Going up the valley, the dry waterfall with a tree on top is on the right. You can walk to its base. Above the base, a fixed rope may help climbers up a 14-foot cliff band, and the top is used for rappelling: do not go higher without climbing skills. The paths are unmarked, so this is a partial guide. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Red Ledges Picnic Area on Diamond Fork Road, then sandy social trails north up the valley to the base of the dry fall on the right

A canyon guide lists the Red Ledges outing as less than 0.5 mile and gives the dry fall as the last feature up the valley. No exact distance to the dry fall is given.

Sandy, unmarked social trails. Scrambling and a short cliff band above the base.

Where to start

Red Ledges Picnic Area, on the left 6.8 miles up Diamond Fork Road from Highway 6, with a large parking area, picnic tables and a pit toilet.

Timing & water

Any season, per the canyon guide.

Before you go

A canyon guide says there is a $10 Forest Service fee to use Red Ledges, or a National Park pass. No booking is needed.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Utah County, Utah.

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