Date of Visit: June 24, 2026
Dad and I previously visited in 2016 when it was a National River. That trip we only visited the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. This trip we also visited the Sandstone Visitor Center partly because they had some different America 250 stamps than Canyon Rim, but also because we wanted to explore more of the park this trip.
We ended up getting to the visitor center a little before closing time, so just Dad went in to get the National Park passport stamps. While doing that, he found out there was an accessible trail to see Sandstone Falls, so we decided to go do that before going to the hotel.
The drive from the Sandstone Visitor Center to Sandstone Falls is a scenic drive that takes you along the river on one side and then back on the other side to where there is an accessible boardwalk trail to view the falls.
While the trail is accessible, the parking is mostly not. There was accessible spots right at the boardwalk start, but they were occupied. Most of the parking is on another level of the hill and it is rather steep going between the levels. Thus, we unloaded Mik and then Dad parked. He did end up with a spot on the lower level by the trail. Even though the car next to us left just as we we got back to the truck, Dad had to pull out for us to load because there was a giant water puddle there.
Mik said it was a rather smooth boardwalk trail other than the initial transition up on to the boardwalk was a bit of a bump.
Just a little into the trail, there is a good viewpoint of Sandstone Falls.
At the end of the trail, there is another farther view of Sandstone Falls. Mik preferred the first view of the falls, but the whole trail was still worthwhile as the end view was a good view of more of the river.
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