Webster's Dam - Camp, Hike, and Mountain Bike near Ririe, Idaho
~Browns Rd, Ririe, ID 83443, USA,Ririe,Idaho
43.69692, -111.59837
9.8 miles NE of Ririe, Idaho
Address: ~Browns Rd, Ririe, ID 83443, USA
GPS: 43°41'48.9"N 111°35'54.1"W
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State: Idaho
Trail Length: 1.20 miles
MTB Difficulty: Intermediate
Trail Type: Out & Back
MTB Trail Type: Singletrack
Hike Difficulty: Beginner
Trails/Routes: 0.5-3.5 mi

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Camp, Hike, and Mountain Bike

Also known as Manmade Falls or the Woodmansee Dam, Webster Dam is an abandoned dam located deep in Moody Creek canyon, the dam was abandoned when sediment built up behind the dam which then caused the stream to split and flow around both sides of the dam, creating two beautiful waterfalls each about 15 feet in height. This makes a fun evening trip and is good for almost any time of the year as well. It's beautiful in the spring with powerful falls from the spring runoff and in the fall, there are plenty of fall colors along the pole line trail and around the waterfalls. At the falls, you'll find two waterfalls coming over each end of the dam. On the south end of the dam there is a bridge that spans the creek on that side. There is a little island in the middle where you can sit on the rock wall and take in the whole scene.

There are two trails which weave back and forth a couple of times so you can really choose your route a little bit. The main parking area is at the top of the hill by pole line and that's also the most common trailhead. The pole line trail follows the ATV road with several ups and downs. For the most part its a fairly rounded out and bermed double track awesome for mountain bikes and ATVs. For much of it, there's a hiking trail that follows along the side of it. However you travel this trail, be very aware of other riders and hikers which can seem to appear out of nowhere. The trail continues along the power pole lines for just over 3/4 miles, then turns left just as the balls on the power lines come into view. After a couple hundred feet, you'll see the other trail merge into this one from the left and then take off again to the right about 150 yards later. Keep left on the "pole line trail" for a more gradual decent or go right on the "wooded trail" for a more adventurous and much steeper route. The pole line trail go out and hook back taking you straight to the falls.

The wooded trail trailhead is Northwest of the pole line trail. It's a less used ATV track that goes back and forth between the woods and the pole line until it merges with the pole line trail about 3/4 miles in, only to split to the right 150 yards later. In another 100 yards, you'll come across another junction; keep left. In another 150 yards it will come back together with the pole line trail and continue all the way to the falls. On the upper portions, this trail is has a lot fewer ups and downs making it a more gradual hike. After merging with the pole line trail though, this trail becomes the much steeper option. 

Whichever of these 2 paths you choose, the last 1/3 mile descent is more like a chunky forest road than the double track above. It has some pretty steep parts, some chunky rock sections, and some rollers that make great mountain bike jumps. While it's a little steep and chunky, most intermediate riders should be able to handle it just fine. At the bottom just before the falls are some very large dirt jumps off to the side. The last 30 yards to the falls after the dirt jumps is much more janky, probably more like a black diamond on a bike but not too tricky to get down on foot. 

The third option is much longer, starting at the warming cabin on Brown's Road. It's an intermediate trail to the creek and then a green (easy) trail along the creek to the dam.

A very popular route to do this on a mountain bike is to loop it starting either at the warming cabin or the top of the pole line and riding down the pole line to the waterfall and then out Mad Cow and up Cabin Climb to complete the loop.

This can be a great family hike. Plan on 2-4 hours to hike it with little ones, depending on how fast and tough they are.

 

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Directions

From Ririe, Idaho

  1. Head east on Smith St toward 1st E St (0.3 mi)
  2. Continue onto Archer Rd (5.8 mi)
  3. Slight right onto S 600 E (453 ft)
  4. Turn right at the 1st cross street onto E 7800 S (1.1 mi)
  5. Continue onto S 1600 E (0.2 mi)
  6. Keep left to continue on E 8000 S (2.6 mi)
  7. Continue onto Lyons Creek Rd (2.2 mi)
  8. Turn right onto S 6200 E (3.0 mi)
  9. Slight left (1.0 mi)
  10. Turn left (1.0 mi)
  11. Turn right (0.1 mi)
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Google will give you the option of coming in on Lyon's Creek Road. DO NOT TAKE THIS OPTION as it will have you on pretty rough ATV roads to get here.

Follow Brown's Road until you get to the power lines, which a small dirt road turns off and follows the powerlines toward moody creek. There is a large parking area here.

If you have an offroad vehicle, you can turn left (North) onto this ATV road and continue on this road all the way to the bike jumps. 

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endovereric

5/26/20 11:18 am 5/25/20
We took the whole family to finish off our Memorial Day. We started at 7pm with 6 kids ranging from 5 months to 12 years. Of course we carried the 5 month old but all the others walked, including the 3 and 5 year old. We were all fairly tired when we returned to our vehicle at 9:30pm but everybody really enjoyed it and were able to do it just fine. We were pretty cautious of the kids near the dam as the water was running pretty strong. My wife and I liked the whole experience a lot more than we thought we would. We look forward to returning on our mountain bikes and hiking it again in the fall for the fall colors.
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Danielle

8/5/18 5:46 pm
Hiked with two senior dogs. Steep downhill approach to the creek and a few fallen trees to climb over, but otherwise a great little trail!
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Jon

7/28/18 9:25 am
It's not hard if you take a modified outfit down took my modified 4runner all the way down to the bike jumps and then hiked down to the dam very pretty area recommended to anybody
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fyretango

6/29/17 4:40 pm
I went there in the evening in Mid June and was not disappointed. The trail is not too bad if you are on foot, although there are some steep spots. Down at the dam there are two waterfalls that you can hear as walk down the trail. The air is so fresh there. There is a fire pit on the island on the dam, and you could easily camp here. We are planning on possibly having a fire and maybe even spending the night when we come back. Very fun place. The 4-star rating is due to the difficulty accessing this area. The road on the powerlines is very steep and rough, and the trail through the forest is steep and slippery in some places. Other than that, the place is amazing!
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Local MTB Trails: Webster’s Dam Area (Trek Fuel EX by Wild Outdoor Living
Websters Dam by Bryce Hendrickson Websters Dam by Bryce Hendrickson Websters Dam Falls by Bryce Hendrickson Websters Dam Falls by Bryce Hendrickson The Falls added by fyretango The Falls added by fyretango Climbing out of the Canyon added by fyretango Climbing out of the Canyon added by fyretango Webster's Dam Bike trail by Benjamin Weaver Mark and Matt at Moody Creek Water Falls Webster D by Travis Lyman Cameron Webster's Bridge Eagle Project 2017 courtesy of endovereric Cameron Webster's Bridge Eagle Project 2017 courtesy of endovereric↗ The island above the dam courtesy of endovereric The island above the dam courtesy of endovereric↗ The falls from below courtesy of endovereric The falls from below courtesy of endovereric↗ The main junction courtesy of endovereric The main junction courtesy of endovereric↗ Starting down pole line trail courtesy of endovereric Starting down pole line trail courtesy of endovereric↗ Dirt Jumps courtesy of endovereric Dirt Jumps courtesy of endovereric↗

Trails

Distance ?

2.6 miles Round Trip

Elevation Gain ?

-464 feet

Real Ascent ?

112 feet

Real Descent ?

576 feet

Avg Grade (-4°)

-7%

Grade (-37° to 10°)

-76% to 17%

Distance ?

2.6 miles Round Trip

Elevation Gain ?

-462 feet

Real Ascent ?

98 feet

Real Descent ?

560 feet

Avg Grade (-4°)

-7%

Grade (-32° to 12°)

-61% to 21%

Distance ?

3.5 miles Round Trip

Elevation Gain ?

-222 feet

Real Ascent ?

406 feet

Real Descent ?

628 feet

Avg Grade (-1°)

-2%

Grade (-20° to 25°)

-37% to 47%

Distance ?

0.5 miles

Elevation Gain ?

172 feet

Real Ascent ?

172 feet

Real Descent ?

0 feet

Avg Grade (4°)

6%

Grade (1° to 7°)

1% to 13%

Elevation differences are scaled for emphasis. While the numbers are accurate, the cut-away shown here is not to scale.

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