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.
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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 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 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.
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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.
Visitor guideColorado · San Miguel
Bridal Veil Falls
A high waterfall at the head of Telluride’s box canyon, below a historic power plant.
Visitor guideColorado · El Paso
Seven Falls
A series of cascading drops inside a narrow box canyon south of Colorado Springs, operated as a ticketed attraction since 1883.
Visitor guideConnecticut · Lower Connecticut River Valley
Chapman Falls
A 60-foot stepped cascade over schist, the centerpiece of Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam.
38.9334°, -77.1180°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideDistrict of Columbia · District of Columbia
Little Falls
The lesser-known of the Potomac's two namesake falls, a stretch of rapids marking the river's fall line at the edge of Washington, D.C.
Visitor guideFlorida · Washington
Falling Water
Florida's tallest waterfall, a 73-foot drop into a deep sinkhole, seen from a boardwalk in a small state park near Chipley.
Visitor guideGeorgia · Dawson
Amicalola Falls
A long cascade in the North Georgia mountains, with walking routes beside the falling water.
Visitor guideGeorgia · White
Anna Ruby Falls
Twin waterfalls where Curtis Creek and York Creek meet, reached via a short paved trail in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Visitor guideGeorgia · Stephens
Toccoa Falls
A 186-foot waterfall on the campus of the University of Toccoa Falls, one of the tallest free-falling falls east of the Mississippi.
Visitor guideHawaii · Hawaii
Rainbow Falls
An 80-foot waterfall on the Wailuku River in Hilo, framed by a developed overlook within Wailuku River State Park.
Visitor guideHawaii · Kauai
Wailua Falls
A roadside view of twin streams descending into a green Kauaʻi valley north of Līhuʻe.
Visitor guideHawaii · Hawaii
ʻAkaka Falls
A tall free-falling waterfall framed by tropical vegetation on Hawaiʻi Island.
Visitor guideIdaho · Fremont
Lower Mesa Falls
A waterfall on the Henrys Fork along Idaho's Mesa Falls Scenic Byway, one of the last major falls in the state never diverted for irrigation or hydropower.
Visitor guideIdaho · Twin Falls
Shoshone Falls
A wide Snake River waterfall whose appearance changes dramatically with snowmelt and water management.
Visitor guideIdaho · Fremont
Upper Mesa Falls
A broad river curtain in eastern Idaho, paired with a second waterfall along the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway.
37.5637°, -88.6420°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideIllinois · Pope
Burden Falls
A small, seasonal sandstone-ledge waterfall inside the Burden Falls Wilderness of Shawnee National Forest.
Visitor guideIndiana · Jefferson
Clifty Falls
A 60-foot waterfall and the namesake of a rugged state park near Madison, with three more falls reachable on its trail network.
Visitor guideKentucky · McCreary
Cumberland Falls
A wide curtain of water and a chance to see a lunar rainbow in Kentucky’s forested river gorge.
Visitor guideKentucky · McCreary
Eagle Falls
A McCreary County waterfall reached by a cliffline trail with one of the best views of nearby Cumberland Falls.
Visitor guideKentucky · Jefferson
Falls of the Ohio
Not a plunge waterfall but exposed Devonian fossil beds and rapids on the Ohio River, best seen at low water.
44.7831°, -70.7101°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideMaine · Franklin
Angel Falls
A 90-foot tiered waterfall on Mountain Brook near Rangeley, framed by cliffs about 115 feet high.
Visitor guideMaryland · Frederick
Cunningham Falls
Maryland's highest cascading waterfall at 78 feet, reachable by a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk or a longer loop through the Catoctin Mountains.
Visitor guideMassachusetts · Berkshire
Bash Bish Falls
Massachusetts' highest single-drop waterfall, split by a jutting rock into twin falls above a pool in the Taconic Mountains.
Visitor guideMichigan · Alger
Munising Falls
A 50-foot waterfall at the western edge of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, reached by a short paved trail within Munising city limits.
Visitor guideMichigan · Luce
Tahquamenon Falls
Explore the broad Upper Falls and the separate Lower Falls in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Visitor guideMinnesota · Lake
Gooseberry Falls
A series of waterfalls — Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls — on the Gooseberry River where it meets Lake Superior, in one of Minnesota's most-visited state parks.
Visitor guideMinnesota · Hennepin
Minnehaha Falls
A Minneapolis waterfall set within a historic city park and a wooded creek corridor.
Visitor guideMissouri · Iron
Mina Sauk Falls
Missouri's highest waterfall, a 132-foot wet-weather cascade over a series of ledges near the state's highest point.
Visitor guideMontana · Glacier
Saint Mary Falls
A turquoise-pooled cascade in Glacier National Park's St. Mary Valley, reached by one of the park's most popular day hikes.
48.6602°, -113.6131°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideMontana · Glacier
Virginia Falls
A dramatic waterfall on the St. Mary Falls Trail in Glacier National Park, usually visited together with the smaller St. Mary Falls.
Visitor guideNebraska · Cherry
Smith Falls
Nebraska's tallest waterfall at about 63 feet, reached by a footbridge across the Niobrara River in the state's newest state park.
36.2795°, -115.6712°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideNevada · Clark
Mary Jane Falls
A seasonal, snowmelt-fed waterfall on Mount Charleston near Las Vegas; the trail has been closed since 2023 storm damage.
44.1476°, -71.3854°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideNew Hampshire · Grafton
Arethusa Falls
New Hampshire's tallest single-drop waterfall, estimated between 140 and 200 feet, reached by a popular Crawford Notch trail.
Visitor guideNew Jersey · Passaic
Passaic Falls
Known today as the Great Falls of Paterson, a 77-foot, 260-foot-wide drop that powered America's first planned industrial city.
Visitor guideNew Mexico · Sandoval
Jemez Falls
The highest waterfall in the Jemez Mountains at about 70 feet, a short walk from a Santa Fe National Forest trailhead.
Visitor guideNew Mexico · Eddy
Sitting Bull Falls
A spring-fed desert oasis waterfall dropping about 150 feet into a pool in Lincoln National Forest's Guadalupe Ranger District.
Visitor guideNew Mexico · Sandoval
Upper Frijoles Falls
A waterfall on Frijoles Creek reached by a steep 1.5-mile canyon trail in Bandelier National Monument.
Visitor guideNew York · Niagara
Niagara Falls
Explore the American side of an international waterfall landmark through Niagara Falls State Park.
Visitor guideNew York · Tompkins
Taughannock Falls
A 215-foot single-drop waterfall, taller than Niagara, with a flat, accessible gorge trail near Ithaca, New York.
Visitor guideNorth Carolina · Burke
Linville Falls
A multi-stage waterfall on the Blue Ridge Parkway finishing in a 45-foot plunge into Linville Gorge.
Visitor guideNorth Carolina · Transylvania
Upper Whitewater Falls
A high forest waterfall viewed from established overlooks near the North Carolina–South Carolina border.
41.2770°, -81.5382°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideOhio · Summit
Brandywine Falls
The tallest waterfall in Cuyahoga Valley National Park at 60 feet, viewed from a boardwalk a short walk from the parking lot.
Visitor guideOklahoma · Murray
Turner Falls
Oklahoma's largest waterfall, a 77-foot drop into a natural swimming pool inside a privately run park in the Arbuckle Mountains.
Visitor guideOregon · Multnomah
Latourell Falls
A 224-foot columnar-basalt plunge visible from the parking area in the Columbia River Gorge, with a second fall upstream.
Visitor guideOregon · Multnomah
Multnomah Falls
Two dramatic drops, a historic bridge and a basalt cliff in the Columbia River Gorge.
Visitor guidePennsylvania · Pike
Bushkill Falls
An operated woodland attraction with the Main Falls and a network linking eight waterfalls.
Visitor guidePennsylvania · Luzerne
Ganoga Falls
A 94-foot waterfall, the tallest of 22 named falls along Ricketts Glen State Park's Falls Trail System.
Visitor guidePennsylvania · Fayette
Ohiopyle Falls
A low, wide falls on the Youghiogheny River in the heart of Ohiopyle borough that once blocked river travel through the gorge.
Visitor guideRhode Island · Providence
Pawtucket Falls
The historic Blackstone River falls that powered Samuel Slater's 1793 mill, viewed today from downtown Pawtucket's Main Street Bridge.
34.8062°, -83.1210°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideSouth Carolina · Oconee
Isaqueena Falls
A 100-foot cascade reached by a quarter-mile walk from Stumphouse Park, framed by a well-known Cherokee legend.
Visitor guideSouth Carolina · Greenville
Raven Cliff Falls
A 420-foot waterfall reached by a 4-mile round-trip hike through Mountain Bridge Wilderness at Caesars Head State Park.
Visitor guideSouth Carolina · Greenville
Reedy River Falls
A series of cascades on the Reedy River framed by the Liberty Bridge in the heart of downtown Greenville's Falls Park.
Visitor guideSouth Dakota · Lawrence
Spearfish Falls
The largest waterfall along the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, a 47-foot drop reached by an easy 0.7-mile trail.
Visitor guideTennessee · Jackson
Cummins Falls
A 75-foot waterfall in a Jackson County gorge, with the dramatic base-of-the-falls view gated by a limited daily gorge permit.
Visitor guideTennessee · Van Buren
Fall Creek Falls
A 256-foot plunge in a large Cumberland Plateau park with several neighboring waterfalls.
30.2143°, -104.5596°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideTexas · Presidio
Capote Falls
Texas's tallest waterfall at up to 175 feet, located on private ranch land in remote West Texas with no public access.
Visitor guideTexas · San Saba
Gorman Falls
A 70-foot spring-fed waterfall on the Colorado River, reached by a rugged 3-mile round-trip hike in Colorado Bend State Park.
Visitor guideTexas · Blanco
Pedernales Falls
A wide limestone staircase of cascades on the Pedernales River, the centerpiece of a popular Texas Hill Country state park.
Visitor guideUtah · Utah
Bridal Veil Falls
A Provo Canyon landmark along US-189, once the site of a scenic tramway destroyed by a 1996 avalanche.
37.8291°, -111.4201°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideUtah · Garfield
Lower Calf Creek Falls
A 126-foot desert waterfall and plunge pool reached by a 6-mile round-trip hike through a sandstone canyon in Grand Staircase-Escalante.
43.9348°, -72.9004°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideVermont · Addison
Texas Falls
A series of cascades and potholes carved by Texas Brook through a narrow gorge in Green Mountain National Forest.
Visitor guideVirginia · Nelson
Crabtree Falls
A cascading mountain waterfall system with roughly 1,200 feet of combined drop, reached via a moderate trail in the George Washington National Forest.
Visitor guideWashington · Franklin
Palouse Falls
Washington's official state waterfall, a roughly 200-foot drop into a basalt canyon, viewed only from the rim.
Visitor guideWashington · King
Snoqualmie Falls
A broad waterfall near Seattle with upper observation decks and a separate lower viewing area.
Visitor guideWest Virginia · Tucker
Blackwater Falls
Amber-colored river water drops into a wooded Allegheny Mountains gorge.
Visitor guideWest Virginia · Pocahontas
Falls of Hills Creek
Three waterfalls up to 63 feet tall in a narrow gorge, reached by a boardwalk and paved trail in Monongahela National Forest.
46.5361°, -92.1213°Mapped location · photo not yet sourced
Visitor guideWisconsin · Douglas
Big Manitou Falls
Wisconsin's highest waterfall at 165 feet, the fourth-highest east of the Rockies, reached by an easy loop in Pattison State Park.
Visitor guideWyoming · Park
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
A powerful river plunge framed by the colorful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Visitor guideWyoming · Park
Tower Fall
A 132-foot waterfall on Tower Creek in Yellowstone's Tower-Roosevelt area, viewed from a short overlook trail.
Visitor guideTennessee · Hamilton
Ruby Falls
A guided underground waterfall experience inside Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga.
Visitor guideVirginia · Potomac River
Great Falls of the Potomac
Three Virginia-side overlooks reveal the Potomac River surging through its rocky channel.
Visitor guideAlaska · Juneau
Nugget Falls
A lakeside waterfall walk in the Mendenhall Glacier recreation area near Juneau.