Faux Falls Trail

Faux Falls' water comes from the other side of the sandstone towers directly to the north. Sheley Tunnel was blasted to bring Mill Creek water through the sandstone and used to fill up Ken's Lake below. Faux Falls is impressive to behold even though it is man-made. Faux Falls is located right next to Ken's Lake Campground. You don't necessarily need a 4WD vehicle but a high clearance vehicle is beneficial. If you're uncomfortable driving your car down this road, you could easily just hike on the dirt road to the parking area. A trail from the dirt parking area leads to many different levels of the waterfall. You can see lots of cottonwoods and desert flowers growing near the creek. The creek flows into Ken's Lake. The work to build Ken's Lake began on Oct 4, 1979 and it was finished on June 5, 1981. The lake is named for Ken McDougald who was the founding chairman of the Grand County Water Conservancy District and also a former mayor of Moab. Return the same way you came when you're done visiting the falls.