Zion Canyon Waterfalls

Zion National Park, Utah, USA

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

The Zion Canyon Waterfalls are more typically the ephemeral types that don’t last much longer than a few days after heavy rain.

However, since afternoon thunderstorms occur frequently during the monsoon season of mid to late summer, there’s a good chance you’ll see these falls if you’re here during that time.

Emerald_Pools_060_03162003 - Waterfalls spilling at the Emerald Pools during rain
Waterfalls spilling at the Emerald Pools during rain

On the other hand, we were fortunate to see these waterfalls in mid-March during a Spring rain storm that made these falls come alive.

But like I said, timing is everything and thus we believe most of these waterfalls marginally count as legitimate due to their lack of reliability of flow.

Some of the more prominent waterfalls that we noticed that had a little more staying power than the come-and-go ephemeral ones included a trio of waterfalls at the Emerald Pools.

The Lower Emerald Pools (the lower waterfalls shown in the photo above) featured waterfalls dropping over parallel segments.

Emerald_Pools_045_03162003 - The Upper Emerald Pool Waterfall
The Upper Emerald Pool Waterfall

The attractive 300ft waterfall at the Upper Emerald Pool shot out of a narrow notch in Zion Canyon.

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