Rocky Mouth Falls

The trail to Rocky Mouth Falls takes you from a neighborhood to nature in just a matter of a minutes. This short waterfall hike is great for children! Rocky Mouth Falls is not the typical hike. It starts in a small parking area in the middle of a neighborhood, takes you down a residential street, between two houses and then up a short trail to the falls.

Rocky Mouth Falls Hike Details

Distance – 0.85 miles roundtrip
Approximate hiking time – 30 minutes to 1 hour
Elevation at trailhead – 5121 feet
Elevation at Rocky Mouth Falls – 5406 feet
Elevation gain – 285 feet
Difficulty – Easy
Kid Friendly? – Yes
Trail – Dirt, some rock
Amount of water recommended – 1 liter
Bathrooms – None
Season to hike – March to November (depends on snow amounts)
Permits – None needed
Pets – Not permitted – watershed area

How to get there:

If coming from Salt Lake City, take I-15 South to 11400 South (Exit 292). Head east on 11400 South for 2.7 miles. Turn right (south) onto 1700 East for 0.3 miles. Turn left (east) onto Wasatch Blvd. Follow Wasatch Blvd for 2.3 miles as it heads east and then curves north. The Rocky Mouth Falls parking area and trailhead will be on your right. There is room for about six cars. If you’ve passed the LDS Church on the left, then you’ve gone too far. Do not park on the neighborhood streets above the trailhead.
If coming from the south, take I-15 North to 12300 South (Exit 291), Head east on 12300 South for 1.8 miles. The road then becomes Draper Parkway for 0.7 miles before it curves north for 0.6 miles. Continue on this road as it curves to the north until to reach Wasatch Blvd. Turn right (east) onto Wasatch Blvd. Follow Wasatch Blvd for 2.3 miles as it heads east and then curves north. The Rocky Mouth Falls parking area and trailhead will be on your right. There is room for about six cars. If you’ve passed the LDS Church on the left, then you’ve gone too far. Do not park on the neighborhood streets above the designated Rocky Mouth Falls parking lot.

Hitting the Trail!

You’ll climb about 75 wooden steps up to a residential street, and once there, you’ll see a sign pointing you down the sidewalk which heads south. After three or four houses the street will curve back around to the east, and between two houses you’ll spot the trail.

If you’ve passed an LDS Church on the left, then you’ve gone too far.

The trail starts at this point between two houses.

The trail to Rocky Mouth Falls starts in the northeast corner of the small parking lot.

The trail follows along side a chain link fence before climbing above the surrounding houses. After only a couple of minutes of walking you’ll find yourself in along a well-marked trail through some tree and rock slabs that have small, shallow “caves” that the little ones will love.

This is one of my favorite spots along the trail to Rocky Mouth Falls.

Rocky Mouth Falls is fed by a natural spring, so it flows year-around, although the flow is usually augmented in the Spring months with snow melt. Normally, the flow isn’t very strong, which makes it perfect for children to enjoy. It takes less than a half an hour to get there, and if you go without children, you’ll probably reach the falls in just 15 minutes. Rocky Mouth Falls is only about 40 feet high, but it is a great place to go to cool off in the summer time, and according to the sign by the trailhead closes at 9pm. Don’t be surprised if you see people rappelling from above Rocky Mouth Falls, down through the falls. All in all, this is a pleasant Summer hike for individuals or for a young family looking to get out of the house for an hour or so!