Swiss Cheese Falls
Kane County, Utah
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Kane County, Utah
- Access status
- Partial guide: long canyon walk; falls name not confirmed by a primary source
- The walk
- Hurricane Wash is about 6 miles to Coyote Gulch; from there about 1.7 miles to Jacob Hamblin Arch; the small waterfalls are about a mile below the shortcut entrance just past the arch. All figures are one way, per Road Trip Ryan
- Ground & access
- Sandy, open wash that can be very hot, then walking in and beside a shallow stream in the canyon bottom. Flash flood hazard. Pets are not allowed in Coyote Gulch.
This listing marks small waterfalls where Coyote Gulch makes a bend, about a mile below the steep Jacob Hamblin Arch shortcut route, in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area off the Hole-in-the-Rock Road. A hiking app calls a small falls here Swiss Cheese Falls, but no primary source uses that name. The non-technical way in is from the Hurricane Wash Trailhead: walk north down Hurricane Wash to Coyote Gulch, then downstream past Jacob Hamblin Arch to the bend with the falls. Return the same way, or plan a longer trip with a shuttle. The shortcut route near Jacob Hamblin Arch is a steep friction climb where most people need a rope, and the park does not maintain a rope there. This is a partial guide because the name is not confirmed by a primary source and the walk is long, with no single stated total.
Plan your visit
Hurricane Wash Trailhead on Hole-in-the-Rock Road, down Hurricane Wash to Coyote Gulch, then downstream past Jacob Hamblin Arch to the small waterfalls at a bend about a mile below the Jacob Hamblin Arch shortcut entrance
Road Trip Ryan gives these segments separately: Hurricane Wash Trailhead to Coyote Gulch about 6 miles, Hurricane Wash confluence to Jacob Hamblin Arch about 1.7 miles, and the bottom of the shortcut entrance (just downstream of the arch) to the small waterfalls in about a mile. It gives no single total for this walk.
Sandy, open wash that can be very hot, then walking in and beside a shallow stream in the canyon bottom. Flash flood hazard. Pets are not allowed in Coyote Gulch.
Where to start
Hurricane Wash Trailhead on the left side of Hole-in-the-Rock Road, heading south, about 34 miles south of Highway 12. The dirt road is long and often rough; high clearance is recommended.
Timing & water
Spring, summer and fall. Summer is hot, especially in the open upper wash. Check weather for flash flood risk before entering.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned. Day use does not need a backcountry permit, but sign the trail register. Overnight stays need a backcountry permit. Solid human waste must be carried out in a waste bag system.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
