🌊 The Falls
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Cataract Stairs & Overlook (Crow's Nest)
New for 2026: an expanded staircase alongside the American Falls with a viewing platform about 35 feet from the rushing water.
Highlights
- 274 steps from top to bottom (163 of them new), rising about 180 feet
- A new platform about 35 feet from the American Falls
- A way up and out of the lower gorge without waiting for the elevator
Know before you go
- In the busy season the stairs run one way only: up and out of the lower gorge. Part of the off-season they're open both ways to the overlook.
- It's a real climb. Take your time and wear shoes with grip, since everything near the falls is wet.