Sylvan Falls is a waterfall on Tributary of Middle Creek in Park County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 51.3 miles west of Cody and roughly 118.6 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Wyoming, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 60 feet; it ranks 182nd of 230. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Middle Rockies are high, glaciated mountain ranges with alpine peaks, subalpine fir and spruce forest, lodgepole pine and grassy intermontane valleys. Snowmelt streams cascade down glacial valleys and canyon walls. Tributary of Middle Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 75 feet.
There are 114 recorded waterfalls in Park County. Looking Glass Falls, a 75-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Crecelius Cascade, a 75-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Thistle Falls, a 15-foot cascade waterfall, is about 7.8 miles away.
Sylvan Falls is located at 44.4665° N, 110.0945° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.