Visitor guideAlabama · DeKalb
De Soto Falls
A 104-foot waterfall reached from its own dedicated day-use area in DeSoto State Park.
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Visitor guideAlabama · DeKalb
Little River Falls
A 45-foot waterfall marking the head of Little River Canyon, viewed from a boardwalk beside the Alabama Highway 35 bridge.
Visitor guideAlabama · Etowah
Noccalula Falls
A 90-foot waterfall on Black Creek, the centerpiece of a 500-acre family park in the Appalachian foothills.
33.3057°, -86.7569°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideAlabama · Shelby
Peavine Falls
A roughly 65-foot, rainfall-dependent waterfall reached via steep trails in Oak Mountain State Park.
Visitor guideAlaska · Chugach
Horsetail Falls
A roadside waterfall cascading through Keystone Canyon on the Richardson Highway outside Valdez, Alaska.
61.4403°, -149.3576°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideAlaska · Anchorage
Thunder Bird Falls
A waterfall on the Eklutna River in Chugach State Park, reached by a short trail off the Old Glenn Highway near Anchorage.
Visitor guideArizona · Coconino
Grand Falls
A roughly 185-foot, sediment-choked waterfall on the Little Colorado River on the Navajo Nation, currently closed to the public.
Visitor guideArizona · Coconino
Havasu Falls
A blue-green waterfall in Havasupai lands, reached only with authorized reservations and substantial preparation.
Visitor guideArizona · Coconino
Mooney Falls
A waterfall on Havasu Creek downstream of Havasu Falls, reached only through the Havasupai Tribe's permit system via a hazardous chain-and-ladder descent.
Visitor guideArkansas · Conway
Cedar Falls
A 95-foot waterfall at the bottom of Petit Jean State Park's Cedar Creek Canyon, reached by a well-known 2-mile round trip.
Visitor guideArkansas · Newton
Eden Falls
A waterfall along the Lost Valley Trail in Buffalo National River, near Eden Falls Cave.
35.7220°, -92.9493°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideArkansas · Pope
Falling Water Falls
A multi-tiered cascade on Falling Water Creek in the Ozark National Forest, near the gravel road into the Richland Creek Wilderness.
Visitor guideCalifornia · Mariposa
Bridalveil Fall
A windswept year-round waterfall near the western entrance to Yosemite Valley.
Visitor guideCalifornia · Shasta
Burney Falls
A 129-foot, spring-fed waterfall at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, called the 'eighth wonder of the world' by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Visitor guideCalifornia · Mariposa
Nevada Fall
A 594-foot waterfall reached by a strenuous extension of Yosemite's Mist Trail beyond Vernal Fall.
Visitor guideCalifornia · Mariposa
Vernal Fall
A 317-foot drop on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, reached by footbridge or the steep, misty Mist Trail.
Visitor guideCalifornia · Mariposa
Yosemite Falls
A towering, seasonal waterfall system above Yosemite Valley, with a short walk to its lower drop.
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