Wyoming’s Best Natural Water Slides

Who doesn't love a good water park? But why always go to a manmade one when you can visit one of the many natural slides and pools in Wyoming? Many of these places you can hike to and find almost nobody else there.

Popo Agie Falls natural water slide near Lander, and the historic Gros Ventre Slide geological site near Jackson Hole. It is roughly 3.6 miles round trip with a moderate climb starting from the Middle Fork Trailhead at Bruce's Bridge. You can view trail specifics and details on the AllTrails Popo Agie Falls Guide.

Paradise Falls is quite a popular natural waterslide in the Bighorn Mountains.  Just keep in mind that the water is freezing cold. I mean, really, really cold. You will hike down 1 mile to the top of Paradise Falls on a beautiful trail through the forest before it flattens out across a meadow, dropping you into the falls area. You can hike down past the falls to an additional waterfall (sort of hidden on the east side of the canyon). The bottom part of the falls offers the best views of the waterfall and pools.

There are others. But let me mention a place that is not a water slide but still worth going to for a good picnic and a swim.

Ayres Natural Bridge Park is a county park in Converse County, Wyoming, in the United States. It occupies 150 acres between the towns of Glenrock and Douglas, about 6 kilometers south of Interstate 25 exit 151. The park's name is derived from the rock formation of the same name.