Pine Creek Falls (Zion National Park, Utah, USA)

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Pine Creek Falls

Pine Creek Falls is a pleasant little waterfall downstream from its technical slot canyon. You don't typically find quiet waterfalls like this in Zion National Park, which isn't exactly known for its waterfalls. And perhaps that's the very reason why this is pretty nice little spot to escape the activity in the nearby Zion Canyon for a little bit of relative quiet and a chance to cool off from the hot desert heat.

The reason why this waterfall isn't very well known is because it's not the easiest to reach. But even with that said, as long as you know where to look (see directions below) and have a little patience with the rough parts, you too do the short 1/4-mile hike/scramble to the this pleasant 30ft waterfall.

Now because the scramble isn't trivial (but it is doable, at least when we did it), it maybe subject to the weather and the conditions. That's because the rough part includes a long pool that you either swim or do some rock scrambling and route finding to avoid the swim (we did the latter, of course).

Finally, there's another more strenuous way to reach the waterfall, and that's canyoneering through the Pine Creek slot canyon. Now for the most of us, this is a pretty technical slot and probably not feasible for most day hikers, but I know lots of Southern Utah are known for slot canyons, and here's one of them.

Directions: The short scramble begins from a large turnout on the State Highway 9 just before the first switchback (there's a bridge over pine creek just besides the turnout) as you head east from the Zion Canyon junction. This part of SH9, btw, ultimately makes its way up towards the Zion-Mt Carmel Tunnel with views of the Great Arch.

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For more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.

April 27, 2003

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