Mooney Falls IN Supai, Arizona
In all honesty, I’ve been over waterfalls for a couple of years now. I saw so many back to back in New Zealand and Indonesia that the last few trips I’ve been on, I’ve skipped them. I know, I sound spoiled, but like castles in Germany, once you’ve seen one waterfall you’ve seen them all. Welp. Havasu Falls and Mooney Falls basically were like, “Ok ya dumb do you think we are all alike now?!” Let’s just say I’m back to being a waterfall girl. These were the most beautiful waterfalls I’ve ever seen!
Mooney Falls is located just 15 minutes from the first campsite of Havasupai Campground. The campground ends right before the falls so you can sleep quite close to it if you’d like. The waterfall height of 200 feet (the tallest of the many falls you’ll see in this area) is enough to make it insanely gorgeous. Then add the red rock surrounding it and the blue water, you just can’t beat it.
The descent to Mooney falls
The view from the top might be enough for some people, it is stunning and you get a pretty badass view. Of course, I had to make the adventure down but I want to be really descriptive about the descent down to Mooney Falls, because if heights aren’t your thing you need to know what you’re getting into! 
I love heights and something that feels a little unsafe/dangerous usually ends up being my favorite part of the trip! Personally, I would have flown down these ladders but started to notice out of the 15 people descending before and after me, most were scared shitless. Just read this Trip Advisor review here. I recommend not carrying anything if you can and wearing stable shoes! 
You’ll first have somewhat of a spelunking experience just for few minutes until you reach the ladders. This part is quite easy unless you don’t like the dark!
The contrast of the small cave opening up to the water is breathtaking.
Here is my cutie friend Katie, we met almost 10 years ago in college and she is the reason I got to go on this adventure. This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip!
I just loved the water against the red rock. If there isn’t anyone behind you this is a perfect place to stop and take pictures. 
After a few minutes in the cave, you’ll arrive at the steep descent. Here you’ll need to hang on to chains to get down. There were gloves for people who felt more comfortable so their hands wouldn’t slip. But, there were only a few pairs so I wouldn’t bank on them. If you think these would help you I recommend bringing your own! 
Here are the other two cuties I had the pleasure of traveling with, Darin and Jess! This is random but after watching them go on this adventure together I thought how cool is it to do this hike with your partner! They made the best team!
Jes and Katie are afraid of heights so I asked them how scary it was from them from 1-10 and they said 7 so please keep this in mind. But also keep in mind they did it and were so glad they did! 
Safety First
I’m not writing this to scare you but it’s just something to keep in mind and a reminder to stay focused while you’re making your way down! If you get hurt your at least an hour to any remote help and if the helicopter isn’t running that day, then it’s a 5-hour mule ride and a 5-hour drive to a hospital, so please pay attention. 
Halfway down I realized the gloves probably would have been helpful! The chains and ladders were really slippery because of the spray from the falls. The ladders weren’t that stable so always hold on to both the ladder and the chains if you can.
Here is the view of what you accomplished! For anyone wondering it takes about 10 minutes to get down if it isn’t busy. 
pictures in front of Mooney Falls
Once you get down take a moment to stare at Mooney Falls! I had to get a picture wearing my 934 Bagworks in front of the falls to show it off! It’s seriously the best daypack and it’s even waterproof.
We were lucky and there were a total of 10 people or so when we were down here. This allowed us to take our time getting down and getting pictures on the famous stump in front of this beauty! 
Darin took this opportunity to try out his life straw for the first time and I just had to share. We learned there is a spring in the campground so it’s unnecessary to have one, but still fun to drink the blue water and he said it tasted great! 
This is a pretty rare photo unless you’re here at sunrise so I’m glad I got one! Apparently, Beaver Falls is getting more and more popular so most of the people were there or the campground at this time so we just got lucky!
But seriously take a million pictures
When you get back home all of this will feel like a dream so it’s nice to look back at these! I love this one of Darin and Jess! 
It was a bit cold in this bikini but so worth the photo op! The water temperature was about 65 degrees.
Oh yeah, and the stump is slippery 😂 so be careful! Here is a picture of me almost falling!
This would be a good time to talk about pictures of yourself. We all want them right? So just own it! I was so nervous to change into my suit and be THAT girl, but really who gives a fuck. I’m so glad I did.
I feel so fortunate to experience this place with these three awesome people! Get a great group together and start planning your trip to Mooney Falls!
Once you’re done either adventure on to Beaver Falls or head back to the campground. Remember you’ll have to do this all again! It was a bit more busy on the way up with people coming back from Beaver Falls. Give people plenty of time, no one wants to feel rushed going up or down this!
Out of all the beauty in this area Mooney Falls was my favorite waterfall. I’d climb up and down these ladders all day if I could, it was my favorite part of the trip! I’m going to write about Beaver Falls next so check back soon! For now, if you haven’t, check out my post about the hike to Havasupai Campground HERE.
