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Cascade Acres

Teton County, Wyoming

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Teton County, Wyoming
Access status
Yellowstone backcountry trail from the Cascade Creek Trailhead on Grassy Lake Road; Cascade Acres is passed on the way to Terraced Falls
The walk
About 1.4 miles each way per Hiking Project
Ground & access
Forest trail that descends about 350 feet to the Falls River, so the return is uphill. Dogs and horses are not allowed on this trail.
Hiking Project: Terraced Falls

Cascade Acres is a wide cascade on the Falls River, about 50 feet in total, in the Cascade Corner of southwest Yellowstone. From the Cascade Creek Trailhead on Grassy Lake Road, follow the old roadbed down beside Cascade Creek for about a quarter to half a mile to a junction and take the left fork, signed for Terraced Falls. The trail follows Cascade Creek past several smaller cascades to its meeting with the Falls River, then follows the river northwest and passes Cascade Acres. Terraced Falls is farther along the same trail, where the trail ends. Return the same way; the return is a gentle climb.

Plan your visit

Cascade Creek Trailhead on Grassy Lake Road, the short cutoff trail to the junction, then the Terraced Falls Trail along Cascade Creek and the Falls River to Cascade Acres

Hiking Project says the trail passes Cascade Acres at the 1.4-mile mark from the Grassy Lake Road trailhead. The full hike to Terraced Falls, beyond Cascade Acres, is 3.9 miles out and back.

Forest trail that descends about 350 feet to the Falls River, so the return is uphill. Dogs and horses are not allowed on this trail.

Where to start

Cascade Creek Trailhead on Grassy Lake Road, about 13 miles west of Flagg Ranch and 1.5 miles west of Grassy Lake Reservoir, per the NPS. Look for the trailhead sign on the north side; parking is on both sides of the road. Grassy Lake Road is gravel and may be closed early in the season because of high water.

Timing & water

Hiking Project says Grassy Lake Road may be closed early in the season because of high water; check conditions at Flagg Ranch.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned. Yellowstone requires a backcountry permit only for overnight stays; day hiking needs no permit.

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

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Teton County, Wyoming.

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