Deadman River flows from the lakes on the Bonaparte Plateau and drains to the west for 40 km before it falls over the cliffs into Deadman Canyon.    The river continues down Deadman Valley all the way to the Thompson River.   To get to Deadman Falls, we need to drive west past Kamloops Lake, then turn north up the Deadman – Vidette Road (56 km) to the end of Vidette Lake.  The gravel road climbs out of the valley and continues southeast.   At about 4.5 km a dirt road leads to a parking area at the falls.

It is a short walk to the brink of the cliffs and for views of the falls.    There are no guard rails and its a long drop so caution is needed.

We can walk over to the top of the falls too.    In spring and early summer there is too much water in the river to allow a crossing, but it late summer it is possible to wade across.

Below the falls Deadman River races down the canyon to the valley.

There is no real hiking trail back to the falls or along the rim on this side of the river.    Farther up the road there is a deactivated track with a deactivated road that allows hiking down the other side (south) of the river to the falls and for different views.    There are no signs and some navigation and extra caution is required for this route.   Most visitors walk out to the falls, then start the long drive on the same roads.    There are some nice viewpoints along the way, like this one over Vidette Lake.

Deadman Valley has a number of stops and viewpoints along the way, worth your time for a day of touring the backcountry.

Note – The wildfires of the past few years have changed the look of the Deadman Valley now.