USA Shoshone Falls

Shoshone Falls is among many natural beauties along the Snake River. At 212 feet, the falls are higher than Niagara Falls. They are best viewed during the spring and early summer when water flows are high – depending on winter snow melt.

It’s a 5 minute drive from the city limits of Twin Falls. If you’re coming from the city, take Falls Avenue eastward until you get to Champlin Road. Signs at that intersection will direct you to turn left toward Shoshone Falls. If you’re coming from the east, you’ll likely be on Highway 30. There is a right turn for Champlin Road from the highway, and that road will take you to Shoshone Falls. Once you reach the rim of the canyon, Champlin Road will turn into Shoshone Falls Grade. Approximately a mile down the grade, you will come to the entrance of Shoshone Falls Park. If you arrive between March 1 and September 30, you’ll have to pay $5 per car to enter the park. If you arrive during the off-season, you won’t have to pay anything. Once you pass through the gate, you’ll head down a second winding road to the main parking lot. The ideal spot to view the Falls -- the observation deck -- is located only 75 feet from the parking lot. You’ll walk down a set of stairs and then out onto the observation deck. If you are arriving in an RV, there are two RV parking locations. There is RV parking in the main parking lot near the observation deck. But if those spots are full (and many tour buses visit Shoshone Falls, so the spots are often full), loop back up the main road to the second RV parking area farther up the hill. It will be on your right as you enter the park and on your left if you’re returning to it from the main parking lot.