Cliff jumping spots by state
167 cliff jumps and 21 training pools across 9 states, each one with the jump heights, water depth where it is known, access notes and the hazards that actually matter. Spots that land managers have closed to jumping are left off on purpose, and the pages say which ones and why.
Oregon
51 jumps up to 102 ft 4 pools
the Willamette Valley, the Cascades, the Deschutes, the coast, Central and Southern Oregon
Washington
26 jumps up to 60 ft 10 pools
Puget Sound, the Cascades, the Columbia, Spokane, the Olympic Peninsula
Idaho
18 jumps up to 80 ft 7 pools
the Snake River, the Sawtooths, North Idaho lakes, the Boise front
Montana
17 jumps up to 100 ft
Flathead Lake, Missoula, the Gallatin, the Yellowstone
California
33 jumps up to 75 ft
Lake Tahoe, the Sierra foothills, the Yuba and American rivers, the North Coast
Wyoming
4 jumps up to 65 ft
Jackson Hole and the Tetons, the Wind Rivers, the North Platte near Casper
Utah
6 jumps up to 50 ft
the Wasatch, the St. George desert, the Uinta Basin
Colorado
6 jumps up to 80 ft
the Roaring Fork, the San Juans, the South Park granite
Nevada
6 jumps up to 60 ft
Lake Tahoe, Lake Mead, the Truckee
How this map is put together
Heights come from the people who jump these spots, not from guesses — where nobody has measured one, the page says “height not listed” instead of inventing a number. Difficulty is derived from height, so it means the same thing everywhere: beginner under 30 ft, intermediate to 60 ft, expert above that. The tallest jump currently mapped is 102 ft.
Water levels move. A ledge that was a clean 20-footer in July can be a 30-foot drop onto gravel in September, so every page tells you to check the landing yourself, every visit.