Faux Falls

San Juan County, Utah

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: San Juan County, Utah
Access status: Short trail from a signed trailhead documented; rough dirt spur road
The walk: About 200 yards each way, per Climb Utah
Ground & access: Short, easy trail. The last half mile of dirt road to the trailhead can be rough.

Faux Falls, UT
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Photo: Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Faux Falls is a man-made waterfall near Moab: water from Mill Creek is diverted through a tunnel under Brimley Ridge and flows over the falls on its way to Kens Lake. From the Faux Falls Trailhead the falls are visible to the east. Follow the trail about 200 yards east to the base. The pool at the base is about three to four feet deep. Return the same way. If camping at Kens Lake Campground, a social trail also follows the creek from the campground to the falls.

Plan your visit

Faux Falls Trailhead off the Flat Pass Road near Kens Lake, short trail east to the base of Faux Falls

Climb Utah gives about 200 yards each way from the Faux Falls Trailhead to the base of the falls.

Short, easy trail. The last half mile of dirt road to the trailhead can be rough.

Where to start

Faux Falls Trailhead, with parking for several vehicles and an information kiosk. From Moab, drive south on US 191 about 7.5 miles to mile marker 117.9 and turn east on the signed Kens Lake Road. Follow the signed roads to the junction where the paved Kens Lake Road turns north and the Flat Pass Road turns to dirt and heads east. Follow the Flat Pass Road 0.1 miles to an unsigned spur road on the left, then follow the spur 0.5 miles to the trailhead. Road Trip Ryan says high clearance helps on a couple of rough spots; the road can be walked.

Timing & water

Road Trip Ryan lists any season. The flow depends on water diverted to fill Kens Lake.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

San Juan County, Utah.

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