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Pine Creek Waterfall Trail

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 4.4 (25)
  1. Areas
  2. UT
  3. …Southwestern Utah
  4. …Zion National Park
  5. East Zion
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“A short trail to the waterfall that is flat. When you reach the waterfall there is an area to swim. ”

Mark Garcia
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Miles

0.6

KM

Point to Point

4,178' 1,273 m

High

4,103' 1,250 m

Low

78' 24 m

Up

9' 3 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Unknown

Features Swimming · Waterfall

Family Friendly Swimming and an easy trail along a creek. Waterfall with deep waters during summer.

Description

From the Springdale/South Entrance of Zion National Park, follow the road for about 1.5 miles to the Canyon Junction. At the junction, take a right toward the Zion - Mt. Carmel Highway. The road will be straight for a moment, and then it will start to make a U-curve up the mountain. At the beginning of this U-curve, there is a dirt pullout with a small sign. This is the trail to the Pine Creek Waterfall.

The Pine Creek Waterfall is not traveled frequently. Few folks know about it. The trail to Pine Creek Waterfall is flat and when you reach the waterfall there is an area to go into the water. Beware, there are some deep waters here.

Contacts

Land Manager: National Park Service - Zion National Park

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Mark Garcia
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  4.4 from 25 votes

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in East Zion

#266

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#4

in East Zion

#34

in Utah

#266

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Beautiful unpromoted hidden gem in Zion. Description says flat hike, but we had to scale some pretty big rocks to get there. But it was DEFINITELY worth it.
Dec 12, 2018 near Springdale, UT
Lower Pine Creek Waterfall
Feb 22, 2024 near Springdale, UT
Lower Pine Creek Falls Trail.
Jan 2, 2026 near Springdale, UT

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Jan 2, 2026
Stewart Carnes
Dec 29, 2025
Jordan Hansen
0.4mi
Feb 22, 2024
Stewart Carnes
Aug 5, 2023
Jena Gorden
Jul 26, 2023
Antonio Di Maggio
May 3, 2023
Tessa Vande Velden
With Carter, got naked
Jul 21, 2022
Garret Maier
Can climb the rocks on either side of the first deep pool to get to waterfall 1mi — 0h 25m
Jul 19, 2022
Matt Culpepper
Mostly social trail across some boulders to the pool and falls. Pool was full enough to use the water slide! (1/100) 1mi

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