Tapeats Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Tapeats Creek in Coconino County, Arizona, in the Arizona/New Mexico Plateau region. It lies about 28.7 miles northwest of Grand Canyon Village and roughly 79.8 miles southeast of Saint George as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Arizona/New Mexico Plateau is a high, semi-arid tableland of grassland, sagebrush and pinyon-juniper woodland cut by canyons. Waterfalls occur along canyon streams and are strongest during snowmelt and summer monsoon.
There are 31 recorded waterfalls in Coconino County. Thunder Spring, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Stone Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Deer Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away.
Tapeats Falls is located at 36.3774° N, 112.4648° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.