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TOQUERVILLE FALLS, Toquerville, UT

TOQUERVILLE FALLS, Toquerville, UT

Difficulty Level: Easy

Distance: 11 miles from Toquerville, Spring Creek turn off

TRAIL SUMMARY

Toquerville Falls is an oasis in the desert that is best found by truck, SUV, or ATV. The road is rough, but well worth the trip.  The views are spectacular on the drive, and the waterfalls are great to look at and play in. The area is clean and great for families. This is not much of a hike, but by request and because of the popularity of the location, I decided to put up an official post about it. You won’t be sorry you made the trip!

TRAIL DETAILS

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

Easy

ROUND TRIP LENGTH

11 miles from Toquerville, Spring Creek turn off

AVERAGE HIKE TIME

45 mins – 1 hour roundtrip

GPS COORDINATES

Spring Drive Turn-off: 37.256653, -113.285574
Falls37.298692, -113.246882

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

BLM

DISTANCE FROM ST GEORGE

29 Miles (30 minutes driving)

RESTROOM FACILITIES

No Restroom Available

HIKERS ALLOWED

Yes

DOGS ALLOWED

Yes

BIKERS ALLOWED

No

EQUESTRIAN ALLOWED

Yes

HIKE TYPE

Out & Back

BEST TIME OF THE YEAR TO HIKE

Spring, Summer, Fall

BEST TIME OF THE DAY TO HIKE

Any Time

GROUP LIMIT

No Limit

PERMIT INFORMATION

No Permit Required

COST

No Cost

WATER SOURCES AVAILABLE

La Verkin Creek (only drink if purified and filtered) Drinking not recommended

CAMP SITES

Dispersed Camping Available

TRAIL CONDITIONS

Dirt Single Track, Stream/River

SUN EXPOSURE

Full Sun Exposure

TRAIL MAP

Download Map

LOCAL SERVICES

DIRECTIONS TO TRAILHEAD

Directions to Trailhead. From St George, head north on I-15 for about 20 miles and take exit 27 to Toquerville UT-17 S/UT-228. Head south for 2.6 miles and take a left onto Spring Dr. Follow Spring Dr for 3.6 miles and the road will fork – take the right fork and continue for about 2 miles and you will turn off the road to the right and head over to the falls (you will have seen them by now).

FLORA AND FAUNA

Plants: Typical plant life for Southern Utah lowland hiking.
Animals: Typical animal life for Southern Utah lowland hiking.

TRAIL REPORT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tim LeBaron

HikeStGeorge is a project that began as a seedling for Tim LeBaron in the early part of 2008, but really didn’t begin to blossom until the latter part of 2011. The original idea behind the site was to bring to light all of the harder to find, or “less known” hidden gems of the area. It was more of a pet project than anything. As excitement about the site began to spread, there was more of a push to develop information about all hikes in the Southern Utah Region.

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64 replies
    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      Yes, I think you could do that. You’d just want to make sure you’ve got a full charge. Its a big hill up and then back down, and then back up again. Be prepared for a bumpy ride for the last stretch!

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  1. Brittney
    Brittney says:

    Hi there I visited this wonderful place on Saturday, October 15. I’m wondering if by chance I may have lost a very precious keepsake, a journal, out of my backpack while I was there or out of our car while we were rock crawling with the windows down. We cannot find it anywhere. It’s a blue journal with a yellow tree on it. It says “Brittney Clark” on the inside cover. If it somehow gets brought up by someone please give them my info!! Thank you so much!!
    801-391-0153

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  2. Kaye Beeny
    Kaye Beeny says:

    Three of us want to visit the falls but do not have high clearance vehicle. We plan to backpack in to the falls, camp overnight, and return to the car the next day.
    1) Where do you recommend we park overnight so that we don’t get towed?
    2) From your written description, it sounds like we will be hiking approx. 6 miles in each direction. Is that correct?

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    • Kaye Beeny
      Kaye Beeny says:

      I just saw a similar question asked by two other people in 2020. Thank you for providing the coordinates for a parking spot.
      From your reply, it looks like the hike from that parking spot is approx. 3.5 miles each direction. What are your thoughts if we are leaving EARLY (6am) from the parking spot and carrying full bladders of water along with a water filtration system?

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      • Tim LeBaron
        Tim LeBaron says:

        Yeah, as long as you have plenty of water you should be ok. Just know that you are doing this in the middle of the summer and it is very hot. Do so at your own risk.

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    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      Katie, you can probably make it, but it will require some very careful driving. The rocks that stick up on the road followed by potholes are what make navigating a couple sections of the road tricky. High clearance is best, but you might be ok in that.

      Reply
  3. Lannie Teng
    Lannie Teng says:

    Hi, I know my car would not be able to make it so I would like to find somewhere to park and hike to the falls. Where can we park specifically?

    Reply
    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      Lannie, like I told Ellen below: “I want to make it very clear that I do not recommend this walk, as it will be long and extremely hot, and you’ll have a challenge carrying enough water. If you are going to park and walk, here is the point where you would have to do it from, and it will be at least 3 miles walk each direction https://goo.gl/maps/yEnvdGxY8Jh3otL5A.” Do so at your own risk…

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    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      Ellen, first of all, I want to make it very clear that I do not recommend this walk, as it will be long and extremely hot, and you’ll have a challenge carrying enough water. If you are going to park and walk, here is the point where you would have to do it from, and it will be at least 3 miles walk each direction https://goo.gl/maps/yEnvdGxY8Jh3otL5A.

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  4. ashlee
    ashlee says:

    We have a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. Do you think it has enough clearance? I’m not an off roader…at all so I have no idea if it would make it! It is 4×4. Also, about how long is the rough part of the road?

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    • Nicole B
      Nicole B says:

      It’s very rough. We turned around halfway up in a Toyota Highlander today. Our under carriage was just getting too beat up. Your vehicle would have to be empty. Ours was weighted down with luggage and camping gear.

      Reply
    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      To our knowledge, BLM has not limited the number of people that can visit the falls. Obviously they would recommend social distancing and practicing good sanitation habits.

      Reply
  5. Bryan
    Bryan says:

    Hi! Thanks for all your input. I was wondering if there was a campground near that has full hookups and that you could off-road with a side by side from? As far as leaving your campsite with your off road vehicle and not have to to trailer your off road vehicle?

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  6. Annette Ludlow
    Annette Ludlow says:

    If our car can’t make the drive over the dirt road is there somewhere to park before the dirt road and walk in and how long would that take?

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    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      You can park and walk, but it will be a 3+ mile walk to get to the falls. So, depending on how fast you hike, it will take an hour to an hour and a half. It’s mostly downhill from where you would park, so be prepared for an uphill climb back to your car. In the heat we are forecast to have, you’ll want to make sure you have lots of water as well!

      Reply
  7. Patrick
    Patrick says:

    Hello – looking at the dispersed camping information for toquerville falls as listed as available. The site says its being worked on. Is there dispersed camping available at Toquerville? Thank you

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    • Tim LeBaron
      Tim LeBaron says:

      Toquerville Falls is locate on BLM land and is open to the public unless areas are closed down due to fires or other natural disasters. Right now, it is open.

      Reply
  8. Nathan
    Nathan says:

    visited end of summer on somewhat of a whim. Road is not just rough, it is extremely rough. Even 4wd veterans will want to go very slow for the first half, the second half is much more of a standard dirt road. There are a few spots that are a little freaky with drop offs but nothing extreme. I would not even attempt if there was past rain or anything looming that would make the ground even slightly wet. Once to the falls it is a very unique spot. We had fun being there by ourselves(probably pretty rare) and swam for hours. We did jump off the falls into the deepest section, but be aware that testing depth is necessary and even at that we had to “buckle” when hitting the water to keep from injuring our legs or spine. Make sure you take out any trash you bring, maybe even something that someone else left to keep this place clean.

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    • Mariana Sullivan
      Mariana Sullivan says:

      Hi Nathan,
      question: from the directions that are posted here, at which point would you park if you can’t continue by car due to the rough conditions?
      Thanks

      Reply

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