Lower Waterfall
Wayne County, Utah
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Wayne County, Utah
- Access status
- Park route documented; creek walking, not a maintained trail
- The walk
- 0.7 mile upstream from the visitor center, per the National Park Service
- Ground & access
- Creek bed and hiker-made track; expect to walk in shallow water, sometimes deeper. Flash floods are a hazard; do not hike if rain is possible. The park advises against swallowing or fully submerging in the creek water because E. coli is sometimes present.
Sulphur Creek has three small waterfalls in Capitol Reef National Park. The lowest, about eight feet high, is the one closest to the visitor center. For a short hike, start at the visitor center and follow Sulphur Creek upstream about 0.7 mile to this waterfall. The lower part of the route passes an old lime kiln built by early residents of Fruita; do not climb on or in the kiln. Return the same way. The route is not an official, maintained trail and usually involves walking in shallow water.
Plan your visit
Gravel parking area by the State Route 24 bridge over Sulphur Creek, across from the Capitol Reef visitor center, up Sulphur Creek to the last (lowest) waterfall
The National Park Service gives 0.7 mile from the visitor center up Sulphur Creek to the small waterfall at the lower end of the canyon. Return the same way.
Creek bed and hiker-made track; expect to walk in shallow water, sometimes deeper. Flash floods are a hazard; do not hike if rain is possible. The park advises against swallowing or fully submerging in the creek water because E. coli is sometimes present.
Where to start
Gravel parking area on the north side of State Route 24 across from the visitor center, next to the highway bridge over Sulphur Creek. The park asks hikers not to use the visitor center lot.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated. Ask at the visitor center for current conditions.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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