Updated July 2026
Cibecue Falls
A roughly 30-foot plunge on Cibecue Creek, a Salt River tributary on the Fort Apache Reservation; reached by a permit-required ~4-mile round-trip hike with multiple creek crossings.
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 Fort Apache Indian Reservation (White Mountain Apache Tribe) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cibecue Falls drops about 30 feet. That makes it the 525th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 23% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Cibecue Creek Trail reaches it about 4 miles (out-and-back) with roughly 220 feet of elevation gain, rated moderate. The nearest town is Cibecue. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Fort Apache Indian Reservation (White Mountain Apache Tribe) for closures and current conditions.
Spring. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Arizona waterfalls
- Beaver Falls · 40 ft
- Bog Springs Waterfall
- Deer Creek Falls · 100 ft
- Ellison Creek Cascades
- Fossil Creek Falls · 25 ft
- Grand Falls (Chocolate Falls) · 185 ft
- Havasu Falls · 100 ft
- Horton Creek Falls (Horton Spring) · 30 ft
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