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Shoshoko Falls

Teton County, Wyoming

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Teton County, Wyoming
Access status
Partial guide: unmaintained route in the national park
The walk
About 11 miles round trip to Lake Taminah, above the falls (Dirt In My Shoes)
Ground & access
Unmaintained route with heavy bushwhacking, fallen trees and route-finding. Prime moose and bear habitat; a group of three or more is advised.
Dirt In My Shoes: Hike to Shoshoko Falls and Lake Taminah
Shoshoko Falls, WY
Shoshoko Falls, WY
Photo creditPhoto: National Park Service, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shoshoko Falls is a 200-foot seasonal cascade near the outlet of Taggart Creek from Lake Taminah, at the head of Avalanche Canyon in Grand Teton National Park. The route up Avalanche Canyon is not a park-maintained trail. From the Taggart Lake Trailhead, take the trail to Taggart Lake and go right (north) around the lake toward Bradley Lake. Just before the trail climbs the ridge to Bradley Lake, a path branches off to the left (west); its start is blocked by sticks. The route stays on the north side of the canyon, needs bushwhacking through thick brush and route-finding, and reaches the bottom of Shoshoko Falls. Carry a topographic map. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Taggart Lake Trailhead, the trail to Taggart Lake and north toward Bradley Lake, then an unmarked, unmaintained route west up Avalanche Canyon to the base of Shoshoko Falls

Dirt In My Shoes gives approximately 11 miles round trip for the route to Lake Taminah, which climbs from the bottom of Shoshoko Falls. No separate distance to the falls is given.

Unmaintained route with heavy bushwhacking, fallen trees and route-finding. Prime moose and bear habitat; a group of three or more is advised.

Where to start

Taggart Lake Trailhead, on the left about 4 miles past the entrance station on the road toward Moose and Jenny Lake.

Timing & water

The falls are intermittent and fed by snowmelt.

Before you go

Park entrance requirements apply; the drive passes the entrance station.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Teton County, Wyoming.

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