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How to Kayak to Shoshone Falls Options for every adventure level listed easiest to hardest. 1.Take scenic boat tour (or kayak/SUP) to Pillar Falls. Explore around the falls. You can rent kayaks or SUPs right at Centennial park if you don’t have your own. Return to Centennial Park and drive to the Shoshone Falls overlook ($5). Enjoy the bird’s eye view of the falls. 2.Hire a guide though @awoladventures - take a boat ride to Pillar Falls. Hike and explore around the pillars and falls. Kayak 2 miles one way to Shoshone Falls. Return the way you came. 3. This is the option we did. Park at Centennial Waterfront park in Twin Falls, ID rent at the park or bring your own Kayaks/SUPs Kayak under Perrine Memorial bridge. Watch our for BASE jumpers! Paddle to Pillar Falls. Portage (carry) your Kayaks 200 yards across the right (south side) following the rocky path. We used our pack rafts (inflatable kayaks) which make the portage super easy. Kayak the last two miles to Shoshone falls enjoying smaller falls and wildlife along the way. Bask in the spray under the “Niagra of the West”. Shoshone falls are over 200 Feet tall! Don’t get too close to the falls! The force can drag you under. Return the way you came taking time to hike and explore around Pillar falls. Plan on about 6 hours for this 8 mile paddle and hike. Which option would you prefer? Remember to leave no trace when adventuring outdoors. More @leavenotraceorg #shoshonefalls #kayakingadventures #waterfallwednesday #supadventure #visitsouthernidaho #keepidahoclean
explore.hike.teachexplore.hike.teach
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This is a beautiful, natural sight. That said, you need a vehicle capable of offroading to follow google directions to a cliff overlook. We did not, so we parked and walked. There are thousands of katidids flying helter shelter as you walk through the dry grasses, as well as shotgun shells everywhere. The only way you see many of the views shown in photographs is to enter the river to the west and travel the river. From above, you are far away. It is still a beautiful view though. Just know maps is trying to have you drive through the rocky grasses.
Kelly KirkKelly Kirk
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Going east, before you come to Shoshone Falls you’ll reach Pillar Falls, smaller but still spectacular in its own way. The drop at Pillar Falls isn’t more than a few feet, but here the river is divided by a curious sequence of giant rhyolite boulders. To see Pillar Falls up close there’s a 1.1-mile access trail winding down the south wall of the canyon. This is a tricky hike, but the views merit the effort. Alternatively you can kayak from the Centennial Waterfront Park, which is a memorable way to approach those sentinel-like rocky pillars.
Ankit PatelAnkit Patel
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Absolutely worth the paddle from Centennial Waterfront Park. Took a little over an hour going slow, stopping to watch BASE jumpers, etc. Beautiful area to explore on foot once you arrive by boat. August 2020 update: at very low flow rate, was able to navigate the top rapid in an inflatable kayak, stopping in a pool in the center of the falls. A novice, I would not have attempted this at all in higher water.
Brandon PBrandon P
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This is a really fun area to explore around. I think kayaks make it easiest so you don't have to walk through the waterfalls very much, although we walked through a few small waterfalls in chacos and were fine. There were lots of people fishing and chilling here. If you go to the far end of the rocks, toward Shoshone falls, there's a nice like Sandy put-in to take a boat or kayak further up.
Gretchen RoweGretchen Rowe
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Not a good place in a suv so if you wanna get to the falls you will need to hike allot. The falls are tiny and almost impassible to see if your on top of the canyons. The gps told us 1.4miles but when we started driving it quickly turn off road and a bad view of the falls so watch the maps carefully. Not recommended for kids on unless you want them to fall of a Cliff.
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Nearby Attractions Of Pillar Falls
Evel Knievel Snake River Canyon Jump Site
The Roeland Home B & B
Snake River Canyons Park

Evel Knievel Snake River Canyon Jump Site
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The Roeland Home B & B
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Snake River Canyons Park
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Idaho 83301
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Pillar Falls is a waterfall near Twin Falls, Idaho. Several basalt pillars divide the Snake River into multiple channels, through which the river drops about 20 feet.
attractions: Evel Knievel Snake River Canyon Jump Site, The Roeland Home B & B, Snake River Canyons Park, restaurants:
