Deer Creek Falls is a tiered waterfall, falling in two drops, where Deer Creek meets the Colorado River at about 2,217 feet elevation in Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona.
The falls
Wikipedia gives its height as 150 feet, and an Arizona waterfall-hikes guide gives more than 180 feet.
Getting there
Every river trip on the Colorado River through the canyon needs a National Park Service river permit, and overnight backcountry travel needs a separate backcountry permit. A noncommercial river trip from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek costs $110 per participant, and the 2026 backcountry charge is a $10 permit fee plus $15 per person per night spent below the rim. No maintained trail, road, parking, feature-specific 2026 closure notice, swimming or dog rule, or record of deaths or rescues at the falls has been found.
On site
Camping is prohibited from river mile 136.6 through 137.4 on river right, and climbing or rappelling is prohibited in the narrows between the Patio and the base of the falls.
Nearby
Upper Deer Creek Falls, also on Deer Creek, is about 0.7 mile away. Tapeats Falls is about 2.6 miles, Thunder Spring about 2.8 miles, and Stone Creek Falls about 4.3 miles.
Distances are straight-line.