UPDATE: Access to Shoshone Falls in Idaho Closed Indefinitely

UPDATE: The City of Twin Falls has shared on their website and social media that the Shoshone Falls Park is closed due to flooding over the road. The reason for the closure and plan for the fix is listed below in the original story.

ORIGINAL STORY 10/10/25: If you have ever visited the Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, Idaho, you may have noticed a small waterfall on the side of the road as you head into the canyon. This small waterfall is experiencing an unusually high flow of water and is causing dangerous conditions for visitors and damage to the road.

Access to the Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, ID Closed Indefinitely

Because of the flooding, the road has been closed off until the road is safe to reopen. This means you can’t drive down to the Shoshone Falls until the flooding is contained. You can still access Dierkes Lake and see the Shoshone Falls from the overlook parking at the top of the grade near the ticket booth. Though, there isn’t much water going over the falls right now, so you won’t be missing much. You can see what the flows look like with the live camera feed.

The flooding is happening below the intersection where the road splits to Dierkes or the falls. This is the brand new road that was just widened and resurfaced this year after being closed for months. The small waterfall that is causing the flooding is on the right side of the road after the road splits and you make the curve next to the pond that is on the left.

That waterfall feeds the pond (or catch basin) and is ‘overwhelming the culvert beneath the road. The result is water flowing over the pavement, causing damage to the road shoulders and eroding the footings of the guard rail’ according to the news release from the City of Twin Falls.

The temporary fix involves sand bags and plastic sheeting to create a path for water to cross the road and not damage it any further. Crews are working on a fix, but the road will be closed to vehicle traffic indefinitely until they deem it safe to cross.

Since some of you who made it this far and aren’t happy that we used the word ‘indefinitely’ to describe the uncertain timeframe of the closure, we invite you to check out this photo gallery.