Popo Agie Falls, Cascading waterfall in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, United States.
The Popo Agie Falls consists of multiple segments dropping approximately 300 feet along a mile-long stretch of the Middle Popo Agie River.
The Shoshone National Forest area, including Popo Agie Falls, served as traditional hunting and gathering grounds for Native American tribes throughout generations.
Local residents consider sliding down certain sections of Popo Agie Falls during summer months a traditional initiation ritual for young people in the community.
Visitors can access the falls through a 1.5-mile trail from Bruce's Bridge parking lot, with an elevation gain of 650 feet at 7,800 feet altitude.
The waterfall formation includes natural water slides where people can descend into deep pools during warm months when water levels are appropriate.
Location: Fremont County
GPS coordinates: 42.72167,-108.88273
Latest update: March 5, 2025 11:22
Wyoming preserves geological sites that include thermal springs, canyons, and rock formations. The state protects historic locations such as forts, rock art, and dinosaur tracks. Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet (386 meters) above the terrain and represents a significant geological formation. Fossil Butte conserves Eocene-era fossils in a former lakebed. Independence Rock served as a landmark for Oregon Trail travelers, while Fort Phil Kearny documents 1860s military history. The landscape includes waterfalls such as Popo Agie Falls and Jenny Lake Hidden Falls, mountain passes like Sylvan Pass, and Wind River Canyon. The Bighorn Medicine Wheel consists of stones arranged in a pattern on Medicine Mountain. Castle Gardens and Legend Rock display prehistoric petroglyphs. Red Gulch preserves dinosaur tracks more than 100 million years old. Sinks Canyon demonstrates a geological phenomenon where the Popo Agie River disappears into limestone caverns. Nature parks, hot springs like Granite Hot Springs, and forest areas such as Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests provide access to these areas.
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