Provo, Utah
Bridal Veil Falls & Hidden Canyon
A Provo Canyon hike to a 600-foot waterfall and a slot canyon above it.
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- 4 mi
- Elevation Gain
- 1,400 ft
- Duration
- 3–4
- Best Season
- Apr–Oct
- Permit
- Not required
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Features
- 600-ft waterfall, Granite canyon
About the trail
Bridal Veil Falls tumbles 607 feet out of a granite amphitheater at the head of Provo Canyon, and the trail delivers it in stages. You climb through aspen and maple along the falls, cross the creek, and push up to the wide ledge beneath the cascade. The adventurous continue up the steep use trail into Hidden Canyon, a narrow slot that opens onto a hanging valley.
Trailhead map & directions
Trailhead: 40.4280, -111.6130Get directions →
Turn-by-turn route
- Park at the Bridal Veil Falls trailhead on Bridal Veil Road off US-189.
- Cross the creek and climb the trail switchbacks along the falls.
- Follow the trail to the wide ledge beneath the cascade.
- For the extension, climb the steep use trail into Hidden Canyon.
- Return via the same route. Total: 4.0 miles.
Parking
Bridal Veil Falls trailhead lot — free, very small, and full early on summer weekends. Carpool.
Tips from the trail
- Snowmelt makes the creek crossing knee-deep in May and June.
- Hidden Canyon is loose and steep — good shoes, no sandals.
- The falls are strongest in late spring.
- Cell service is poor in the canyon.
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