Tower Fall (Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA)

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Tower Fall

The base of Tower Fall

Tower Fall is one of the more graceful and picturesque waterfalls we've seen in Yellowstone.

It's a beautiful 132ft waterfall that got its name from the tower formations watching over it. In the morning, we were fortunate to see rainbows in its mist adding to the lovely scene. Unfortunately, that photo you see at the top of this page may not be feasible (at least in a sanctioned way) due to the closure of the somewhat steep 1/4-mile trail to the base of the falls.

The waterfall can also be partially seen from an upper overlook (near where the trail to the base begins) just a few paces from the car park for the falls. But I reckon the view from the base is better.

I suspect the trail was closed because of erosion of the banks of Tower Creek cutting into the mostly paved trail. Personally, I think it wasn't too bad when I managed to do it way back in 2004 (admittedly, I hopped the barricade), but I can easily see why the officials erred on the side of caution. After all, if they allowed thousands of visitors a day putting pressure on the unstable stream bank undercutting the paved path, I'm sure the rate of erosion would dramatically increase and eventually result in people getting hurt falling into the creek.

Since the time I last visited this falls, I haven't heard any news as to whether this trail has re-opened or if it will ever re-open (if it hasn't already).

Directions: The well-signed car park is on the Grand Loop Road in the northeast part of the park just past the bridge over Tower Creek about 2.5 miles south of the Tower Junction.

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Partial view of Tower Fall from the overlook

Partial view of Tower Fall from the overlook

Partial view of the waterfall from the overlook

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Tower Falls Base View
As by Aug 2008, the trail to the base of Tower Falls hasn't reopened yet. But it is possible to get there, either by climbing the barrier onto the ...

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