Shell Falls
About an hour and a half, 75 miles, out of
Sitting right off the highway is the visitor’s center. And the platforms for viewing the falls make getting to the viewpoint pretty easy.
The canyon is very impressive. The creek takes a right turn at the base of the falls and the gorge here is very deep and the walls are straight up and down. Getting into the gorge would be would require repelling which wouldn’t be easy at all and not give you much more to see. According to the signs at the visitor’s center, there is another waterfall downstream, but it doesn’t say that there is a way to view it.
This is a great stop if you are headed for Yellowstone from the east.
If you are your way across Wyoming to Yellowstone, this is a great stop. Especially if you like waterfalls.
