Walking guide
Exploring Wells Gray Park: The Complete Roads and Trails Guide to Canada's Waterfalls Park
Roland Neave · 2015
The standard guide to Wells Gray, with every road and trail to Helmcken Falls and the park's many other waterfalls.
Canada · British Columbia
Canim Falls
Canim Falls is a 25 metre high waterfall on the Canim River between Canim Lake and Mahood Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Canim Falls drops 25 metres (82 ft) on the Canim River. It is a segmented-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Area H (Canim Lake/Forest Grove), Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a segmented waterfall, the flow splits into separate strands as it falls.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Canim Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Area H (Canim Lake/Forest Grove) are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Snowmelt-driven: April to June is the big-water window, and some falls almost disappear by late summer.
Getting there
- Base town Area H (Canim Lake/Forest Grove), Canada
- Country Canada
- Region British Columbia, Northern North America, North America
- Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint
How it compares
This waterfall
Canim Falls
Canada
Height25 mWidth—
Most similar
Alexandra Falls
Canada
Height32 mWidth—
Also a segmented waterfall, of similar height and in Canada too
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
25 m
32 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Canim FallsAlexandra FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 39× taller than Canim Falls. Victoria Falls is 4.3× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Canim Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
Moon British Columbia
Andrew Hempstead · 2018
Province-wide BC guide covering Wells Gray, Vancouver Island and Yoho for planning a multi-region trip.
Guidebook
Lonely Planet Canada
Lonely Planet · 2024
Country-wide guide for combining Canadian falls, from Quebec and Ontario to the Rockies and the North.
On the map
51.8667, -120.593
Quick answers
Where is Canim Falls?
Canim Falls is in Canada (British Columbia). The nearest base is Area H (Canim Lake/Forest Grove), Canada. Its coordinates are 51.8667, -120.5930.
How tall is Canim Falls?
Canim Falls drops 25 metres (82 feet). It is a segmented-type waterfall on the Canim River.
When is the best time to visit Canim Falls?
Peak flow is April to June. Snowmelt-driven: April to June is the big-water window, and some falls almost disappear by late summer.
What can you do at Canim Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
How do you get to Canim Falls?
The usual base is Area H (Canim Lake/Forest Grove), Canada. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there.
Nearby
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Canada · 141 m · 30 km away
Fourth-largest waterfall in Canada by flow
Ice climbing
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