Updated July 2026
Butcher Falls
Butcher Falls is a waterfall on Pool Creek (heights reported around 10-14 feet) on the privately owned Red Buffalo Ranch in Chautauqua County, Kansas, northwest of Sedan. Public access is permitted from dusk to dawn and limited to about 100 yards above and below the falls.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Red Buffalo Ranch (private, public access permitted dusk to dawn) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Butcher Falls drops about 14 feet. That makes it the 650th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 4% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
Access is documented as short hike. No trail distance is on record for Butcher Falls. The nearest town is Sedan. Confirm access and land status with Red Buffalo Ranch (private, public access permitted dusk to dawn) before setting out — some documented falls have no public route at all.
Spring after rain. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
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