Beaver Falls
From the Havasupai campground, It takes an exposed descent of a canyon wall at Mooney Falls (descend at your own risk), followed by a 6-mile hike to get to Beaver Falls, but not only the final destination is worth the effort, so is the scenery along the way to get there.
On the left, Beaver Falls and its swimming pools. On the right, view from the top of the trail.
The hike to Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls is located 6 miles downstream from the Havasupai campground. To get there, you first have to carefully conquer the exposed descent of the canyon wall at Mooney Falls to get down to the canyon floor and then continue through the hiking trail all the way to the falls area. Along the way, you will have to cross the Havasu creek three time (as of March 2020) with water by your thighs in places not very well marked. A few more stairs to climb up and down the canyon wall (in addition to Mooney’s) will challenge you before you can get there.
But it is all worth the effort. Not only Beaver Falls is a spectacular set of tiered turquoise waterfalls and swimming holes, but the scenery along the trail is phenomenal. The pictures below show some of that, but they could not capture all of the vivid colors and details of the landscape.
Spectacular views of the Spring colors, towering canyon walls and the turquoise water of Havasu Creek along the trail to Beaver Falls.
You will hike by many beautiful small waterfalls along the creek, and be prepared to get your feet wet: there are three creek crossings along the way to Beaver Falls.
An unexpected palm tree along the banks of Havasu creek There are a few more stairs to climb up and down the canyon walls before you can get to the falls area.
Quick hint: a Supai Park Ranger usually keeps track of the number of people and groups coming in and out of the falls area for safety reasons. They may also ask to see everyone’s permit bracelets. If they get you checked in, let them know when you are leaving so they count you and your group out of the falls area.
More in this series
- The Land of the Blue-Green Waterfalls
- Havasupai – The night before the hike
- Havasupai - The Hike
- The Havasupai campground
- Fifty Foot Falls
- Little Navajo Falls
- Havasu Falls
- Mooney Falls
