Wyoming · Yellowstone National Park
Bechler Falls
106 mi from Bozeman · ~3.0 hr drive
15ft tall
≈ 5 m
≈ 5 m
Bechler Falls is a named waterfall in Wyoming — a smaller 15-foot cascade, about 106 miles from Bozeman, MT. Full visit details below.
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city
- Bozeman, MT · 106 mi · ~3.0 hr drive
- Height
- 15 ft (5 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.1494°, -111.0118°
- Park
- Yellowstone National Park (NP)
- County
- Teton
From Wikipedia: Bechler Falls ht. 15 feet (4.6 m) is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Bechler Falls is the last waterfall on the Bechler River and is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the confluence with the Fall River. It can be reached via the Bechler River trail approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the Cave Falls trailhead at the south boundary of the park. The falls were named in 1921 by explorers E. C. Gregg and C.H. Birdseye. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Bechler Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Yellowstone National Park
Bechler Falls is inside Yellowstone National Park, a U.S. National Park managed by the National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published directly on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $35 per vehicle. Per vehicle, valid 7 days. Combined Yellowstone + Grand Teton pass available. An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units and is worth it after ~3 park visits per year.
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/yell/
Visiting Bechler Falls
The exact location is at 44.1494°, -111.0118° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
If you've visited Bechler Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for Bechler Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.