0.2 mi of trail, end to end · Leaf Hill Trail: 0.25 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 20 ft of climbing · 2,083 ft–2,107 ft · gravel surface · trail class Developed · hiking
Leaf Hill Trail 0.25 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up
10-30 Minutes · dogs allowed
Start Painted Hills Unit
Leaf Hill Photo: NPS Photo
This trail is 0.25 mi (0.4 km) roundtrip. Leaf Hill has been extensively excavated and studied by paleontologists. Signs explain more of its history.
No collecting is permitted. Please stay on trail.
Accessibility This trail is a 0.25 mi (0.4 km) loop that starts and ends at the parking area. Average width is 63.4 inches with a minimum width of 42 inches. There are two wooden boardwalks along this trail. This gravel and claystone trail is rocky in some places and there is a tree in the middle of the trail about halfway through the trail. Potential hazards: Muddy after rain and snow, rocky, tree in the middle of the trail
The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.
