Waterfalls of the Havasupai Indian Reservation

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The three waterfalls of the Havasupai Indian Reservation are spread out along Havasu Creek over a few miles. Two waterfalls, Havasu Falls and Mooney Falls, are located near the campground, while Navajo Falls is further south (upstream). Getting to these falls requires determined effort. The trail to Supai, Arizona, the closest town to the falls, is about 8 miles (13 km) in length, and descends 3,000 vertical feet (900 metres) through the Hualapai Canyon. The trailhead – from which the helicopter also departs – is located 60 miles (100 km) along BIA road 18, which runs north from old Route 66 a few miles east of the Hualapai town of Peach Springs, which has the nearest accommodation.

1 Havasu Falls
2 Mooney Falls
3 Navajo Falls
4 Sources and notes

[edit] Havasu Falls


Location	Grand Canyon
Height	120 ft
Elevation	5200 ft (1585 m) (-2200 ft)
Distance	10 miles (16 km)
Latitude	36.25520N
Longitude	112.69700W

Havasu Falls (Havasupai meaning People-Of-The-Blue-Green-Waters) is a waterfall located on the Havasupai Indian Reservation near the village of Supai, Arizona. Each visitor must pay a US$30 fee to visit the town and the falls that lie below it.

A large campground (which replaced the Navajo Campground that used to be located near Navajo Falls but was destroyed by a flood) lies a short distance downstream from the falls, on Havasu Creek.

[edit] Mooney Falls


Location	Grand Canyon
Height	196-foot (58 m)
Latitude	15\|46\|N
Longitude	42\|24\|W

Mooney Falls is a waterfall on Havasu Creek, in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Arizona, near the town of Supai in the Havasupai Indian Reservation. It is named after prospector D. W. "James" Mooney who fell to his death trying to cross the canyon on a homemade ladder. Local Native Americans called it "Hualapai" or "Hualpai" falls. It is located about 1 kilometre downstream (i.e. to the north) of Havasu Falls, just past the large campground that lies between the two falls.

Mooney Falls is accessible with considerable difficulty down a very steep trail (including two rock tunnels) that has been cut into the rock. Chains and a ladder at the bottom assist, but spray from the falls coats the dust-covered rock with water and reddish mud that makes climbing treacherous.

[edit] Navajo Falls

Coming from the village, the first set of waterfalls on the trail is Navajo Falls. The falls, which are off the main trail and are easy to miss, are just across the creek. As with Havasu Falls, the pools at the base of the falls provide excellent swimming.