Updated July 2026
Twin Falls
The waterfall that gives the city its name, on the Snake River just east of Shoshone Falls. Once two side-by-side falls, one channel was dammed for hydropower, leaving a single ~125-ft block falls viewable from a roadside overlook at Twin Falls Park.
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 Idaho Power (Twin Falls Dam) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Twin Falls drops about 125 feet. That makes it the 148th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 78% 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 Twin Falls. The nearest town is Twin Falls. Confirm access and land status with Idaho Power (Twin Falls Dam) before setting out — some documented falls have no public route at all.
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 Idaho waterfalls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Char Falls · 50 ft
- Copper Falls · 160 ft
- Elk Creek Falls
- Fall Creek Falls · 60 ft
- Jump Creek Falls · 55 ft
- Lower Mesa Falls · 65 ft
- Perrine Coulee Falls · 197 ft
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