Grotto Falls Trail — Attraction in Utah

This is a fun little trail to do, but way way way too much traffic. The amount of people coming to do this trail makes it seem like it’s a natural wonder of the world. I counted at least 50 people leaving as we were coming in and with it only being a .5 trail—that’s a story problem I’ll let you figure out.

It’s not a roaring waterfall and the water is clear. Some soul (hopefully many souls) left various items of clothing along the trail up giving it a bit of a littered feel.

If you’re looking for a short hike for the kiddos, this could be a good one as no one is likely to get lost (especially given there’s someone every .01 miles. Sorry if you were still...

Super short and very easy hike. I think it’s like .5 mile there and that’s accurate. You can go on some other trails and go above the small falls but we didn’t. The water is very cold so on a hot day in the summer it feels amazing. There are a few logs and things you have to use to cross so make note of that if you have unstable walkers. We never felt in danger or unsteady ourselves. The falls are small and beautiful. A similar hike but larger falls and water area is Battle Creek falls further north in Utah valley. This was beautiful and if you are camping near Payson lake or going to Big East Reservoir then this is a great...

This is a short family-friendly trail which at the end of it you will witness a beautiful waterfall, literally inside of a cave. Grotto Falls is a awesome place to go with your family and also your pets. It only has .5 miles with an outstanding landscape. During the trail you will find a couple of rest spots with benches that people built with dead trees. If it rains, no worries. There is plenty of shade because of the trees and also you will see a small, but pretty stream coming from the waterfall to the very entrance of the trail. There are plenty of parking spots outside. You can park your car between 6 am and 10...