Nevada cliff jumping spots
Nevada has a handful of real jumps: the Tahoe east shore boulders, Lake Mead coves reachable by boat, and river rock on the Truckee. Desert lakes are warm and deep; the danger is submerged rock as levels drop through summer, so check depth every visit.
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60 ftNelson's Landing cliffs (Lake Mohave)
Intermediate Unverified 30 · 60 ft Clark CountyRed rock walls over clear Colorado River water at the end of Eagle Wash near Nelson. The main ledge is about 30 feet and grows as the river drops; the south walls run 50-60 feet.…
20 ftChimney Beach rocks (Lake Tahoe)
Beginner Unverified 10 · 20 ftGiant granite boulders scattered along the shore at Chimney Beach on Tahoe's east shore, named for the lone stone chimney of a caretaker's cabin. Jumps at a range of heights up to…
20 ftSecret Cove rocks (Lake Tahoe)
Beginner Unverified 10 · 20 ftRocky bluffs framing a small cove between Chimney Beach and Whale Beach on the Nevada shore, with boulders to climb and jump from 10 to about 20 feet into clear water. The cove is…
15 ftSand Harbor rocks (Lake Tahoe)
Beginner Unverified 5 · 15 ft Washoe CountySmooth granite boulders around Diver's Cove at Sand Harbor, the showpiece beach of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. Takeoffs from a few feet up to about 15 over some of the clearest…
12 ftBonsai Rock (Lake Tahoe)
Beginner Unverified Washoe CountyThe boulder with four small pines growing out of its top, 50 feet offshore on Tahoe's east shore just south of Sand Harbor. Swim out and climb up for a 10 to 15-foot jump; a…
Whale Beach rocks (Lake Tahoe)
UnverifiedThe next cove south of Secret Cove on Tahoe's east shore, named for the rock in the bay that surfaces like a sperm whale. Granite slabs on both ends of the beach give short jumps…
Cliff jumping in Nevada: common questions
- Where can you go cliff jumping in Nevada?
- SmartLeap maps 6 cliff jumping spots in Nevada across 2 counties, concentrated around Lake Tahoe, Lake Mead, the Truckee. Every listing gives the jump heights, the water depth where someone has measured it, how to get there and what the hazards are.
- What is the highest cliff jump in Nevada?
- The tallest jump mapped here is 60 ft at Nelson's Landing cliffs (Lake Mohave). Height is not the same as safety: depth under a jump changes with the season, so check your own landing before anyone goes off it.
- Is cliff jumping legal in Nevada?
- It depends on who manages the land. Spots that a land manager has closed to jumping are deliberately left off this map, and where a place has a posted rule — a height limit, a waiver, a seasonal closure — the spot page says so. Signs on site always win over anything written here.
- When is the season for cliff jumping in Nevada?
- Most of it runs from mid-July into September, after spring runoff drops out of the rivers and the water has had a few weeks of sun. Early-season flows are the thing that actually kills people, not the height of the rock.