Idaho · Documented attraction
Shoshone Falls
115 mi from Boise · ~3.3 hr drive
212ft tall
≈ 65 m
≈ 65 m
Shoshone Falls is a named waterfall in Idaho — a substantial cascade dropping 212 feet, about 115 miles from Boise, ID. Full visit details below.
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city
- Boise, ID · 115 mi · ~3.3 hr drive
- Height
- 212 ft (65 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.5960°, -114.4022°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
From Wikipedia: Shoshone Falls is a waterfall in the western United States, on the Snake River in south-central Idaho, approximately three miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Twin Falls. Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls is 212 feet (65 m) in height, 45 feet (14 m) higher than Niagara Falls, and flows over a rim nearly one thousand feet (300 m) in width. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Shoshone Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Shoshone Falls
The exact location is at 42.5960°, -114.4022° — 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.
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for Shoshone 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.