Crystal Falls

From the parking lot for the brink of the Upper Falls (see directions below), we walked along the short road before finding the Rim Trail on the right. We followed this trail for a short distance before we saw an unsigned spur trail to our right leading to an overlook of this waterfall. The trail looked like it kept going (beyond the closure sign), but we can only speculate whether it goes to the base of the falls or to somewhere else since we didn't do it.

To my knowledge, the vantage spot looking down at the waterfall from this spur trail is the best place to see Crystal Falls up close. However, we did manage to steal a glimpse of the waterfall (not the most optimal view) from across the canyon on the South Rim near the Uncle Tom's Trailhead.

If you want to see the falls from the Uncle Tom's Trailhead, you have to drive onto the South Rim Drive 2.3 miles south of Canyon Junction on the Grand Loop Road. Then, you drive about 0.6 miles on South Rim Drive to the large car park for Uncle Tom's Trail and Overlook.

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Contextual view of Crystal Falls from the overlook

Another look at the waterfall from a slightly different angle

View of the waterfall from near Uncle Tom's Trailhead


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• Lower Falls
• Silver Cord Cascade

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