Utah cliff jumping spots
Utah is reservoir country, and the jumping follows the water: sandstone ledges over warm desert lakes around St. George and Vernal, and cold mountain arms in the Wasatch where the cliffs are taller and the swim back is the dangerous part. Levels drop through late summer on nearly all of it, so a jump that was clean in June deserves a fresh look in September.
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50 ftEcho Reservoir cliffs
Intermediate Unverified 20 · 30 · 50 ft Summit CountyRed-rock outcrops at the south end of Echo Reservoir near the dam and the I-80 rest area, with 20-, 30- and 50-foot jumps into murky water. Bigger ledges are claimed online but…
40 ftCausey Reservoir cliffs
Intermediate Unverified 10 · 25 · 40 ft Weber CountyA narrow, fjord-like reservoir in the mountains northeast of Ogden, with cliffs from about 10 to 40 feet lining the arms. There is no boat ramp and only wakeless speeds are…
35 ftPorcupine Reservoir cliffs
Intermediate Unverified 8 · 35 ft Cache CountyCliffs at the southeast corner of Porcupine Reservoir above Avon, reached by swimming across from the shore. Ledges from 8 to 35 feet are well used; a higher wall of up to 60 feet…
25 ftSand Hollow Reservoir cliffs
Beginner Unverified 8 · 15 · 25 ft Washington CountyRed sandstone ledges over warm blue water outside Hurricane, twenty minutes from St. George and an hour from Zion. Heights run from a few feet up to around 25, which makes it the…
15 ftRed Fleet Reservoir ledges
Beginner Unverified 8 · 15 ft Uintah CountyNavajo sandstone fins standing out of the water north of Vernal — the three red ridges the place is named for. Paddle or boat across from the ramp and there are ledges all along…
Tibble Fork Reservoir ledges
Unverified Utah CountyA small alpine reservoir at the top of American Fork Canyon under Mount Timpanogos, 45 minutes from Salt Lake. Rock ledges on the far shore get used for short jumps on hot…
Cliff jumping in Utah: common questions
- Where can you go cliff jumping in Utah?
- SmartLeap maps 6 cliff jumping spots in Utah across 6 counties, concentrated around the Wasatch, the St. George desert, the Uinta Basin. 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 Utah?
- The tallest jump mapped here is 50 ft at Echo Reservoir cliffs. 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 Utah?
- 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 Utah?
- 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.