The Waterfall Guide

State guides

Waterfalls by state

30 state guides cover 168 waterfalls, each checked against the agency that manages it. Pick a region, search a state, or open the map.

168 waterfalls30 states119 open
Snoqualmie Falls running at high winter flow on the December 2025 solstice
Snoqualmie Falls · Guywelch2000, CC0
Rainbow Falls · Tet Millare, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bridal Veil Falls · Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pacific Northwest

3 states · 25 waterfalls
John Fowler, CC BY 2.0Oregon12fallsMultnomah Falls, Latourell Falls, South Falls (Silver Falls) and 9 more9 openSee Oregon →Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0Washington10fallsSnoqualmie Falls, Sol Duc Falls, Marymere Falls and 7 more10 openSee Washington →Indies1, CC BY-SA 4.0Idaho3fallsShoshone Falls, Mesa Falls, Jump Creek Falls1 openSee Idaho →

California & Hawaii

2 states · 32 waterfalls
EF5, CC0California19fallsYosemite Falls, McWay Falls, Cataract Falls and 16 more13 openSee California →Edmund Garman from Salem, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0Hawaii13fallsRainbow Falls, Mānoa Falls, Wailua Falls and 10 more7 openSee Hawaii →

Mountain West & Southwest

8 states · 31 waterfalls
John Fowler, CC BY 2.0Colorado9fallsSeven Falls, Helen Hunt Falls, Rifle Falls and 6 more7 openSee Colorado →An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0Utah4fallsStewart Falls, Kanarra Falls, Donut Falls and 1 more2 openSee Utah →RebexArt, CC BY-SA 3.0Arizona3fallsHavasu Falls, Fossil Creek Waterfall, Mooney Falls2 openSee Arizona →GlacierNPS (NPS / David Restivo), Public domainMontana3fallsSt. Mary Falls, Kootenai Falls, Palisade Falls1 openSee Montana →Eran, CC BY-SA 3.0Wyoming3fallsFairy Falls, Gibbon Falls, Tower Fall0 openSee Wyoming →w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0South Dakota3fallsFalls Park, Spearfish Falls, Roughlock Falls2 openSee South Dakota →Jacob.jose, CC BY-SA 4.0Oklahoma3fallsTurner Falls, Natural Falls, Little Niagara Falls2 openSee Oklahoma →Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0Texas3fallsMcKinney Falls, Pedernales Falls, Hamilton Pool Preserve2 openSee Texas →

Midwest

4 states · 13 waterfalls
Shawn Steinfeger, CC0Michigan4fallsTahquamenon Falls, Bond Falls, Munising Falls and 1 more1 openSee Michigan →AlexApgar, CC BY-SA 4.0Minnesota3fallsMinnehaha Falls, Gooseberry Falls, Devil's Kettle2 openSee Minnesota →Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0Ohio3fallsBrandywine Falls, Old Man's Cave, Ash Cave3 openSee Ohio →Annie Gavin, CC BY 3.0Illinois3fallsWaterfall Glen Falls, Matthiessen State Park Falls, Burden Falls2 openSee Illinois →

Northeast

6 states · 22 waterfalls
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0New York7fallsKaaterskill Falls, Taughannock Falls, Niagara Falls State Park and 4 more7 openSee New York →Davidafranklin, CC BY-SA 4.0New Hampshire3fallsDiana's Baths, Arethusa Falls, Sabbaday Falls2 openSee New Hampshire →Wikipedi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0Connecticut3fallsKent Falls, Southford Falls, Wadsworth Falls2 openSee Connecticut →Tom Walsh, CC BY-SA 3.0Massachusetts3fallsBash Bish Falls, Wahconah Falls, Doane's Falls3 openSee Massachusetts →Renata3, CC BY-SA 4.0Pennsylvania3fallsBushkill Falls, Dingmans Falls, Raymondskill Falls1 openSee Pennsylvania →Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, CC BY 2.0Maryland3fallsCunningham Falls, Swallow Falls State Park, Kilgore Falls3 openSee Maryland →

Southeast

7 states · 45 waterfalls
LTreadwell, CC BY-SA 4.0North Carolina16fallsBridal Veil Falls, Looking Glass Falls, Sliding Rock and 13 more12 openSee North Carolina →Jtesla16, CC BY-SA 3.0Tennessee10fallsRuby Falls, Grotto Falls, Laurel Falls and 7 more8 openSee Tennessee →ChattOconeeNF, CC BY 2.0Georgia7fallsAnna Ruby Falls, Amicalola Falls, Toccoa Falls and 4 more5 openSee Georgia →National Park Service, Public domainVirginia3fallsGreat Falls Park, Crabtree Falls, Dark Hollow Falls3 openSee Virginia →US Forest Service - Southern Region (USDA photo by Ben Childers), Public domainKentucky3fallsCumberland Falls, Creation Falls, Yahoo Falls2 openSee Kentucky →Carol M. Highsmith, Public domainAlabama3fallsNoccalula Falls, Little River Falls, DeSoto Falls2 openSee Alabama →Tim Kiser, CC BY-SA 2.5West Virginia3fallsBlackwater Falls, Sandstone Falls, Elakala Falls3 openSee West Virginia →

Every waterfall, A to Z by state

Tap a state to see its waterfalls. All 168 pages are listed.

Alabama3
Arizona3
California19
Colorado9
Connecticut3
Georgia7
Hawaii13
Idaho3
Illinois3
Kentucky3
Maryland3
Massachusetts3
Michigan4
Minnesota3
Montana3
New Hampshire3
New York7
North Carolina16
Ohio3
Oklahoma3
Oregon12
Pennsylvania3
South Dakota3
Tennessee10
Texas3
Utah4
Virginia3
Washington10
West Virginia3
Wyoming3

More state guides are being added as each waterfall is verified.

Photos: Guywelch2000, CC0; Tet Millare, CC BY-SA 4.0; Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo credits