United States · Snake River Plain, Idaho
Taller than Niagara and once nicknamed the 'Niagara of the West,' this Snake River curtain is at its thunderous best only in spring before upstream irrigation diversions claim much of the flow for summer. A city park with paved overlooks makes it an easy roadside stop.
Checked September 2026 by David Bussell
Shoshone Falls drops 65 metres (213 ft) across a face roughly 274 metres wide on the Snake, inside Shoshone Falls Park. It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Twin Falls, with TWF the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Shoshone Falls is number 9 on our list of the tallest waterfall in every us state. As a block waterfall, a wide sheet of water falling from a broad river.
Also good forBoat cruisesHikingPhotography
Spring runoff (Apr-Jun) gives full flow before summer irrigation withdrawals reduce it significantly.
Entry: City park entry fee, small
This waterfall
Shoshone Falls
United States
Height65 mWidth274 m
Most similar
Horseshoe Falls
Canada
Height57 mWidth790 m
Also a block waterfall, of similar height and in Canada
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
Angel Falls is 15× taller than Shoshone Falls. Victoria Falls is 1.7× taller and 6.2× wider. Khone Phapheng Falls is 39× wider. Tallest · widest lists.
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Walking guide
Gregory A. Plumb · 2013
Catalogues hundreds of falls in Oregon, Washington and Idaho with access notes, ideal for chaining several falls into one trip.
Guidebook
Teresa Bruffey Kaufman · 2023
Current Idaho guide covering Twin Falls and the Snake River Canyon, the base for visiting Shoshone Falls.
42.5938, -114.4014
Shoshone Falls is in United States (Snake River Plain, Idaho), inside Shoshone Falls Park. The nearest base is Twin Falls and the closest airport is TWF. Its coordinates are 42.5938, -114.4014.
Shoshone Falls drops 65 metres (213 feet), across a face about 274 metres wide. It is a block-type waterfall on the Snake.
Peak flow is April to June. Spring runoff (Apr-Jun) gives full flow before summer irrigation withdrawals reduce it significantly.
Beyond the viewpoints: kayaking, boat cruises, hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
The usual base is Twin Falls, and the closest airport is TWF. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. City park entry fee, small.
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