This page covers a small Provo City parcel, 2.8 acres in the city's park data, beside Bridal Veil Falls, the 607-foot double waterfall about three and a half miles up Provo Canyon. The falls themselves are not Provo's. Utah County bought them in 2015, placed them under a conservation easement in 2020 after a fight over a proposed lodge and tram, and in 2022 the Legislature made the county's land the Bridal Veil Falls State Monument, still managed by the county. The city's own parks list sends pavilion reservations here to Utah County.
Pictured above: Bridal Veil Falls in July 2010. Photo by A J Butler, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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At a glance
- Size: 2.8 acres
- Parking: 57 spaces
- Restrooms: seasonal
What's here
Picnics
- Picnic tables
- Barbecue grills
Trails and nature
- Walking and bike path
- Provo River Trail access
- River access
- Wildlife viewing
Facilities
- Restrooms
The tram that isn't there
From 1961 a six-seat aerial tram climbed to a lodge at the top of the falls and was billed as the world's steepest. A New Year's Day avalanche in 1996 wrecked the machinery building and gift shop, the owners never rebuilt, and a 2008 arson fire burned what was left at the top. The Heber Creeper tourist train also ran past the falls until the late 1980s; its old railbed is now part of the Provo River Trail.
What's changing
Utah County has a $9 million budget to improve the area, including a wider, paved path to the lower falls and a new bridge over the river, and in 2025 it was working with the U.S. Forest Service, which owns some of the surrounding land, to make that possible. When the county described the plan, the path to the lower falls was steep, narrow gravel and not stroller-friendly, so check before you bring one. Restrooms, picnic tables and grills are here, and the Provo River Trail passes the viewing area.
On Provo.com
- The Provo Canyon guide: every park and pullout from the mouth up
- The Provo River Parkway trail
- Where to eat in Provo Canyon and Sundance
Parks nearby
Sources: Provo City park data, 2026-09-30; Wikipedia: Bridal Veil Falls (Utah); Utah Legislature: HCR 13 (2022); Daily Herald, May 17, 2025. Hours and rules: the parks hub.