Smith Ditch Falls No.1
Utah County, Utah
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Utah County, Utah
- Access status
- Unsigned foothill trail from a canyon park; rockfall hazard
- The walk
- About 1.2 miles one way, per MyHikes
- Ground & access
- Narrow, unsigned dirt trail through brush and trees, steeper in the last part; rockfall below the cliffs.
Smith Ditch Falls No. 1, also called Springdell Cascade or Springdell Falls, is a waterfall of about 120 feet on the south side of Provo Canyon. MyHikes starts at the southern end of Bridal Veil Falls Park. Follow the bike trail a few hundred feet to the start of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, which has no signs. Around mile 0.85, turn left at a 4-way trail junction. The falls are at about mile 1.2. Return the same way. MyHikes warns that the cliffs around the falls drop rock suddenly, so do not linger below them.
Plan your visit
Southern end of Bridal Veil Falls Park in Provo Canyon, the bike trail a few hundred feet to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, left at a 4-way junction around mile 0.85, to the falls at about mile 1.2
MyHikes places the falls at mile 1.2 and calls the hike a 2.4-mile out-and-back.
Narrow, unsigned dirt trail through brush and trees, steeper in the last part; rockfall below the cliffs.
Where to start
Large parking lot at the southern end of Bridal Veil Falls Park, Provo Canyon.
Timing & water
No season is stated. MyHikes warns of sudden rockfall from the cliffs around the falls.
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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