Tropic Ditch Falls
Garfield County, Utah
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Garfield County, Utah
- Access status
- Short park trail from the Mossy Cave Trailhead
- The walk
- Junction at about 0.3 miles, then about 0.1 miles to the falls, per Noah Lang
- Ground & access
- Short trail with about 120 feet of climbing, per Noah Lang.
Tropic Ditch Falls is a small waterfall on the Tropic Ditch, an irrigation canal that runs through Water Canyon in the northern part of Bryce Canyon National Park. From the Mossy Cave Trailhead, follow the Mossy Cave Trail up the canyon. At the junction, one path goes to Mossy Cave and the other goes straight to Tropic Ditch Falls. The falls are the end of the maintained trail. Return the same way. A path continues upstream but fades, and Noah Lang recommends going past the falls only with off-trail experience.
Plan your visit
Mossy Cave Trailhead on Highway 12 to Tropic Ditch Falls, Bryce Canyon National Park
Noah Lang places the cave and falls junction at about 0.3 miles from the trailhead and the falls about 0.1 miles beyond it. The same page lists the whole Mossy Cave Trail at 0.9 miles without saying whether that includes the side trip to the cave.
Short trail with about 120 feet of climbing, per Noah Lang.
Where to start
Small parking area on the right-hand side of Highway 12 immediately after a little bridge, about 4 miles east of the junction of Highways 12 and 63, per the National Park Service. The NPS lists parking and vault toilets. The lot can fill by mid-morning in summer.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
Noah Lang says this is one of a few Bryce Canyon hikes that can be done without paying the park entrance fee. No reservation is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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