Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Bechler River Trail

25 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 2,800 ft of descent · 6,210 ft–8,547 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

WaterfallsBackcountry campsPicnic areas

6,287 ft 6,361 ft · 2.0 mi high 6,375 ft

Along the way 9B3 9B4 9B5 9B6 9B7 9B8 9D2 9D3 9D4 Cave Falls Picnic Area Colonnade Falls

Trailhead Cave Falls Trailhead 6,228 ft Drive there

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About this trail's facts

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.