Bridal Veil Falls — Attraction in Spearfish

We started down Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway and stopped at Bridal Veil Falls, Spearfish Falls, and Roughlock Falls.

Bridal Veil Falls (60ft) has a small parking lot across the street. You can get a great photo from the overlook on the platform.

If you have time, bring water shoes to hike down the stream to get to the base of the waterfall. If you’re facing the waterfall then go down on the left side of the platform and come back up the same way. It has huge boulders that create “stairs” pathway.

We had ages as young as 4 and they were all capable of this hike. Our parents in their 80s stayed back to watch our stuff.

The water is extremely cold at first so be prepare for that initial shock. You can balance your way across the log but it’s slippery and so are the rocks.

Short distant to the base and it’s...

Awesome place to stop off and rest for a bit while enjoying a spectacular view of the falls. Unfortunately for me getting some rest wasn’t part of my girlfriends plans because she decided to start climbing to the top of the falls and obviously I couldn’t let her do that alone. Long story short it was worth the view and experience to follow her up there however it was a task to say the least. I wouldn’t suggest doing this yourself because of all the loose rock, and once you’re at the top the vegetation on the backside of the falls gets really thick, the ground is wet and spongy and very slippery. Also the climb back down is a much more intensive and delicate situation then the climb up was. Nonetheless we turned a quick road stop view of the falls into a 3 hour adventure that I’ll...

The falls can be viewed from a viewing platform just off the road. They're gorgeous, but it can be a bit busy! There is decent parking close to the viewing platform. if you're feeling a little adventurous, you can climb down a small incline and cross a stream to get to pass that will lead you up to the falls. lots of people usually take this path, so it is quite clear. There are usually a few people at the base of the falls taking pictures or playing in the water. There is some hiking around the falls, but it's generally pretty steep if you want to...