The 10 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Utah

Utah has 14 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 10 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

Utah's cliff jumping is mostly reservoirs and red-rock creeks rather than the canyoneering routes it's famous for. Around St. George, Sand Hollow and Quail Creek reservoirs and seasonal Gunlock and Toquerville Falls are summer staples. Cache Valley and the Wasatch Front have Causey, Porcupine, Echo, and Hyrum reservoirs, plus Provo Canyon spots. Near Moab, Mill Creek and the man-made Faux Falls are local swimming holes, and Lower Calf Creek Falls anchors the Escalante. Note that many of Utah's prettiest waterfalls (Zion's Kanarra, the Subway) are technical slot canyons, not jump spots — and reservoir levels swing a lot, so depth changes through the season.

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   Lower Calf Creek Falls Verified

   Boulder

   Lower Calf Creek Falls is reached via a 6.2-mile round-trip hike from the Calf Creek Campground trailhead off Utah Scenic Byway 12, with a small parking/day-use fee. The trail passes ancient granaries and pictographs before… Full guide →

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   Echo Reservoir (Echo Dam) Verified

   Coalville · jumps 10–100 ft

   Echo Reservoir sits along I-80 about six miles north of Coalville, formed by the 1931 Echo Dam. Cliff jumping happens off exposed red-rock outcrops on the reservoir's shore near the state park's day-use area and dam road, with… Full guide →

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   Sand Hollow Verified

   Hurricane

   Sand Hollow State Park charges a $10-per-vehicle day fee and has a large lot on the reservoir's east side; from there it's about a quarter-mile walk north along the shoreline to the main cliff-jumping area on red sandstone… Full guide →

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   Hyrum Reservoir Verified

   Hyrum · jumps ~30 ft

   Hyrum Reservoir, part of Hyrum State Park south of Logan, Utah, has informal cliff-jumping areas along its rocky shoreline — locals call the most popular one "Big Toe," on the reservoir's east side. The original coordinates sat… Full guide →

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   Toquerville Falls Verified

   Toquerville

   Toquerville Falls is a tiered travertine waterfall and swimming hole in the red-rock desert north of St. George, reached via a rough 6-mile dirt road off I-15 that takes most vehicles 30-45 minutes; high clearance or 4x4 is… Full guide →

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   Gunlock Falls Verified

   Gunlock

   Gunlock Falls appears only when Gunlock Reservoir, 15 miles northwest of St. George, spills over its earthen dam — a rare event, typically after heavy spring runoff, that has happened only a handful of times in recent decades.… Full guide →

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   Causey Reservoir Verified

   Huntsville

   Causey Reservoir sits on the South Fork Ogden River about 15 minutes east of Huntsville, reached via a gravel road along Skull Crack Canyon; access is by hiking, kayak, or paddleboard, since motorized boats are banned. The south… Full guide →

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   Mill Creek Falls (Left Hand) Verified

   Moab

   Mill Creek Falls, known locally as 'Left Hand,' is a 30-foot sandstone waterfall and swimming hole about one mile up the Mill Creek Trail southeast of downtown Moab — a free, easy 2-mile round-trip hike with several creek… Full guide →

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   Porcupine Reservoir Verified

   Paradise

   Porcupine Reservoir sits in Cache Valley near Paradise, Utah, held back by the 165-foot Porcupine Dam. The popular jumping cliffs rise from 8 to roughly 60 feet at the reservoir's southeast corner, but there's no shoreline trail… Full guide →

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    Fremont River Waterfall Verified

    Torrey

    Fremont River Waterfall sits inside Capitol Reef National Park along Highway 24, about 6.6 miles east of the visitor center at mile marker 86.5, with a paved pullout and interpretive signs (parking here is closed seasonally). The… Full guide →

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