Lower Pine Creek Waterfall

Washington County, Utah

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Washington County, Utah
Access status: Partial guide: unsigned social trail with boulder-hopping
The walk: About 0.8 mile round trip, per a Zion hiking guide
Ground & access: Flat, unmarked social trail, then boulder-hopping, a little scrambling and possible wading. About 100 feet of gentle climb.

Lower Pine Creek Waterfall, UT
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Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lower Pine Creek Falls is a small waterfall, about 10 to 15 feet tall, with a shallow pool, in Lower Pine Creek in Zion National Park. The park does not sign or advertise this walk. Drive east from Canyon Junction on Route 9 toward the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel and park on the wide shoulder before the Pine Creek Bridge at the first switchback. Follow the well-worn path east into the canyon. Near the end you boulder-hop, scramble a little and may wade to reach the falls. Stay on the established path and respect any signs closing side areas. Dogs are not allowed. Do not go if rain is possible: this is a flash-flood canyon. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Roadside pull-out by the Pine Creek Bridge at the first switchback of Route 9 east of Canyon Junction, then an unmarked social trail east up Lower Pine Creek, with boulder-hopping and some wading to the falls

Joe's Guide to Zion gives .8 miles total. Hike St George lists 0.7 mile round trip.

Flat, unmarked social trail, then boulder-hopping, a little scrambling and possible wading. About 100 feet of gentle climb.

Where to start

Small pull-out or wide road shoulder just before the Pine Creek Bridge at the first switchback on Route 9, about half a mile east of the Canyon Junction shuttle stop.

Timing & water

Year round, but snow and ice are possible in winter. Do not hike if there is any threat of rain.

Before you go

Zion entrance fee: $35 per private vehicle. No permit is needed, per a hiking site. No booking is needed.

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

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Washington County, Utah.

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