It drops into a deep pool rimmed with smaller pools and concentric rings of shallow basins. The contrast of the blue-green water at the base of the falls with the red rock of the cliffs is truly amazing. Visiting Havasupai and the famous waterfalls is quite an adventure. To begin with, it is a long drive through very empty country on historic Route 66, from the interstate highway at Williams to the brink of the canyon. There is no road down into the canyon, just a trail.
Visitors can hike down, or ride a mule, or fly in by helicopter.
The trail starts steeply down a cliff, alternately blasted into the sandstone and built up on stone walls. Then it wanders down a rocky draw with interesting rocks and desert vegetation. Eventually it meets a larger canyon coming in from the right, with a cold clear stream flowing down it. After another mile the canyon widens and one comes to the village of Supai, a scattering of small houses in the irrigated fields and pastures. There is a small store, a snack bar, and a motel.