Updated July 2026
Gibbon Falls
A roadside waterfall on the Gibbon River in northwestern Yellowstone, dropping about 84 feet over a remnant of the Yellowstone caldera rim. A paved overlook on the Grand Loop Road provides direct views.
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 National Park Service (Yellowstone National Park) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gibbon Falls drops about 84 feet. That makes it the 254th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 63% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
Access is documented as roadside. No trail distance is on record for Gibbon Falls. The nearest town is Madison Junction. Confirm access and land status with National Park Service (Yellowstone National Park) before setting out — some documented falls have no public route at all.
May to September. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Wyoming waterfalls
- Bucking Mule Falls · 200 ft
- Dunanda Falls · 150 ft
- Fairy Falls · 197 ft
- Garden Creek Falls · 80 ft
- Granite Falls · 50 ft
- Hidden Falls · 100 ft
- Lewis Falls · 30 ft
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River · 308 ft
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