About this spot
Jemez Falls is a real, well-known 70-foot waterfall on the East Fork Jemez River in Santa Fe National Forest, with its own marked trailhead and short hike; coordinates and photo both check out. Travel guides brand it a scenic "waterfall and swimming hole," but the pool directly below the tall main drop is shallow and not really a jumping spot. The famous "Jemez cliff jumps" (roughly 45 feet, into deeper pools) are at a separate location about a mile off Highway 4 near mile marker 32, and post-wildfire flooding has since filled those pools with silt and ash to only a foot or two deep - no longer safe to jump into. Treat this pin as a scenic falls/wade spot, not a certified jump site, until conditions there are reassessed.
Safety first. Cliff jumping is inherently dangerous and can cause serious injury or death. Conditions — water depth, submerged hazards, and access — change constantly. CliffScout is community-sourced reference information, not a guarantee a spot is safe. Always assess the conditions yourself before jumping, and never jump where you're unsure. You assume all risk.
