Havasupai Falls, in Arizona’s Grand Canyon, is one of the United State’s best kept secrets! This remote village has been home to the Havasu Baaja, or People of the Blue Green Waters. It is encompassed of several majestic waterfalls, turquoise blue pools, and hiking trails. The falls are located on the Havasupai Indian Reservation and are only accessible by a 10-mile hike through the canyon or helicopter ride.

New Navajo Falls

New Navajo Falls is the first waterfall as you descend from the Supai village to the campground. New Navajo falls is about a 1 mile hike from the village. Navajo Falls used to look different, but due to a flash flood in 2008 the landscape changed.

Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls sits 100-feet tall and is even more stunning than the pictures! Once you get down to the bottom of Havasu Falls, there is a trail to the right which will lead you to the pool. There are several picnic tables where you can sit for lunch or to take a rest. (Remember there aren’t trash cans and you have to hike out with what you hiked in with!) You can’t cliff jump from the top of Havasu Falls, but I did see a lot of people jump from cliffs about half way up.

Mooney Falls

Mooney Falls is the tallest of the 5 waterfalls, and is located below the campground. To reach the bottom of Mooney Falls, you have to descend caves, chains, ladders, and bolts down a 200-feet tall cliff. Be careful! The descent can be especially wet and dangerous. I recommend only taking a small day pack and no bulky items. Once you get the bottom you can swim in the many pools but be aware the current is quite strong. The mist alone is enough to leave you pretty soaked standing on the wooden pillars!

Beaver Falls

Beaver Falls is the most remote of the Havasupai waterfalls and is by far my favorite of all the falls. It is 3 miles below Mooney Falls, or 3.5 miles below the campground. To get to Beaver Falls you must hike through luscious green bushes, wade through knee-high, crystal clear creeks, and balance across a few rickety ladders. If you’re lucky you’ll get to see some desert bighorn sheep along the way too! The pools of Mooney Falls are deep enough that you can jump in from cliff to cliff.

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