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
Hunlen Falls
Hunlen Falls is a waterfall located at the mouth of Turner Lake in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. With an estimated height of 260 m , it is tied with Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park for having the fourth tallest single drop of any waterfall in 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.
Hunlen Falls drops 396 metres (1,299 ft). It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Area C (Hagensborg/Talchako/Atnarko), Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hunlen Falls is number 7 on our list of waterfalls between 100 and 500 metres. As a plunge waterfall, water leaves the rock entirely and falls free through the air.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Hunlen Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Area C (Hagensborg/Talchako/Atnarko) are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotographyWildlife & safari
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 C (Hagensborg/Talchako/Atnarko), Canada
- Country Canada
- Region British Columbia, Northern North America, North America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Hunlen Falls
Canada
Height396 mWidth—
Most similar
Crabtree Falls (Nelson County)
United States
Height366 mWidth—
Also a plunge waterfall, of similar height and in the United States
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
108 m
330 m
366 m
396 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerCrabtree Falls (Nelson County)Hunlen FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 2.5× taller than Hunlen Falls. It drops 3.7× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Hunlen 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
52.275, -125.77083
Quick answers
Where is Hunlen Falls?
Hunlen Falls is in Canada (British Columbia). The nearest base is Area C (Hagensborg/Talchako/Atnarko), Canada. Its coordinates are 52.2750, -125.7708.
How tall is Hunlen Falls?
Hunlen Falls drops 396 metres (1,299 feet). It is a plunge-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Hunlen 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 Hunlen Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking, photography and wildlife & safari. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Hunlen Falls?
The usual base is Area C (Hagensborg/Talchako/Atnarko), Canada. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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