Water Depth
River depth, thermal influence, current, and submerged rock vary by exact location.

PERMISSION REQUIRED*
Firehole Cliff Diving is a freshwater thermal-influenced river jump spot in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The reported height is height not confirmed, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
PERMISSION REQUIRED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Firehole Cliff Diving as jumpable.
Overview
Firehole Cliff Diving is a national-park river and canyon reference where park rules and river hazards come first. Treat this guide as a planning overview, then verify access, water level, landing depth, and exits at the site before considering a jump.
Quick Answer
Firehole Cliff Diving is a freshwater thermal-influenced river jump spot in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The reported height is height not confirmed, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
PERMISSION REQUIRED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Firehole Cliff Diving as jumpable.
Quick Answer
Firehole Cliff Diving is a freshwater thermal-influenced river jump spot in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The reported height is height not confirmed, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
PERMISSION REQUIRED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Firehole Cliff Diving as jumpable.
Conditions and planning notes
River depth, thermal influence, current, and submerged rock vary by exact location.
Follow National Park Service rules, posted swim-area guidance, and seasonal closures.
Use only open public areas and stay out of closed canyon sections or restricted river edges.
Park enforcement, thermal water, current, submerged rock, and difficult rescue conditions are the main concerns.
Canyon rock can be slick, fragile, and unsafe outside approved access points.
Scout with a partner, avoid jumping alone, and leave if park enforcement, thermal water, current, submerged rock, and difficult rescue conditions are the main concerns.
Map location
Yellowstone National Park, United States
44.42797, -110.58845
Firehole Cliff Diving sits around Yellowstone National Park, WY, United States, putting this river or gorge spot in the orbit of Yellowstone National Park and the broader WY area of United States. Use the saved coordinates and current map view as a starting point, then confirm the exact approach locally because cliff-jumping access can change around parks, private land, roads, shorelines, and water-management areas.
Seasonal conditions matter here, especially after storms, drought, high flow, or unusually low water. Conditions are not static: rain, snowmelt, drought, changing water levels, current, and weekend crowding can all change what looks like the same jump from one visit to the next. Treat saved route notes as background, not as a present-day clearance to jump.
The main assumed risks include variable flow, shallow shelves, hydraulic features, slippery rock, and limited downstream recovery room. Access should be treated as conditional until signs, land ownership, permits, and local rules are confirmed. Before anyone climbs to a ledge, inspect the landing zone from the water, identify the exit, look for submerged rocks or debris, and be willing to walk away if the depth, footing, legality, or rescue options are uncertain.
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