Waterfall Hikes in Nevada (NV)
1 National Park
128 Major Cities
8 Waterfalls
to explore
Nevada's waterfalls form where Great Basin ranges and high-elevation systems such as the Spring and Ruby Mountains drop into arid basins, creating alpine cascades in glacial cirques, steep canyon runs and seasonal desert falls fed by snowmelt and springs. Hikes tend to be moderate—often remote backcountry routes and canyon scrambles with one easy and one very difficult option—and Nevada is distinctive for its abrupt desert-to-mountain transitions that concentrate waterfalls in isolated, ephemeral canyons. See waterfalls near major Nevada cities .
Popular Difficulties
Moderate: 6 trails
Easy: 1 trails
Hard: 1 trails
Trail Types
Out And Back: 8 trails
Featured Parks
National Parks in Nevada
Best Waterfall Hikes in Nevada
Our top picks based on trail quality and scenic value.
26 miles away
Nevada
Hard
4.2 miles
1,000 ft
36.3 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.5 miles
500 ft
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
3 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
16.4 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
700 ft
All Waterfall Hikes in Nevada
26 miles away
Nevada
Hard
4.2 miles
1,000 ft
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
3 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
1.8 miles away
Nevada
Easy
0.7 miles
200 ft
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
16.4 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
700 ft
40.2 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.4 miles
350 ft
36.3 miles away
Nevada
Moderate
2.5 miles
500 ft