Arizona · Grand Canyon National Park
Cheyava Falls
68 mi from Flagstaff · ~2.0 hr drive
No height recorded
Cheyava Falls is a named waterfall in Arizona — about 68 miles from Flagstaff, AZ. Full visit details below.
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city
- Flagstaff, AZ · 68 mi · ~2.0 hr drive
- Elevation
- 5,928 ft (1807 m)
- Coordinates
- 36.1462°, -111.9748°
- Park
- Grand Canyon National Park (NP)
- County
- Coconino
From Wikipedia: Cheyava Falls is a rock discovered on Mars in 2024 by NASA's Perseverance rover during its exploration of the Jezero crater. This rock, named after a Grand Canyon waterfall, has drawn significant attention due to its potential as an indicator of ancient life on Mars. The rover's instruments detected organic compounds within the rock, which are essential for all known life. According to NASA, Cheyava Falls "possesses qualities that fit the definition of a possible indicator of ancient life". Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Cheyava Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Grand Canyon National Park
Cheyava Falls is inside Grand Canyon 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, both rims. 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/grca/
Visiting Cheyava Falls
The exact location is at 36.1462°, -111.9748° — 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 Cheyava Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Flagstaff, AZ — 68 miles away (~2.0 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Cheyava 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.