Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Mystic Falls Trail

1.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 10 ft of climbing · 500 ft of descent · 7,290 ft–7,802 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Waterfalls

Along the way Mystic Falls

Mystic Falls Trail the Park Service's write-up

2-4 Hours · no dogs · Winter, Summer, Fall

Start Upper Geyser Basin

This trail follows a lovely creek through mixed conifer forest to the 70-foot Mystic Falls, over which the Little Firehole River drops from the Madison Plateau.

Safety notes: Stay on maintained trails and boardwalks at all times, especially in hydrothermal areas.

Trailheads: Walk 0.3 miles to the far side of the Biscuit Basin boardwalk to the trailhead or begin 0.25 miles (0.4 km) south of Biscuit Basin by parking in pullouts on either side of the road and walking 0.5 miles north along the Upper Geyser Basin–Biscuit Basin Trail to the trailhead.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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.