Find waterfall hikes near you

It filters the 168 waterfalls in our guide. Share your location to sort them by straight-line distance, or pick a state. Your location is used only in your browser and is never sent to us. Then narrow the list by trail difficulty, dog rules, cost and wheelchair access.

One whose page rates the trail easy, based on the managing agency's description. 78 of our waterfalls are rated easy, including Multnomah Falls (OR), Rainbow Falls (HI), Minnehaha Falls (MN), Yosemite Falls (CA), Bridal Veil Falls (NC), Wailua Falls (HI). Easy still means uneven ground in places, so check each page.

35 have no entry or parking fee that we could find, including Snoqualmie Falls (WA), Kaaterskill Falls (NY), Cumberland Falls (KY), Niagara Falls State Park (NY), Brandywine Falls (OH), Falls Park (SD). Many others are free to walk to but charge for parking or a park pass.

Dogs are allowed at 82 of our waterfalls, usually on a leash, and banned on the trail at 39, mostly in national parks. Leash lengths and seasonal rules differ, so read the dogs line on each page before you go.

44 have at least one accessible path or viewpoint, per the managing agency, though often not to the base. Examples: Multnomah Falls (OR), Snoqualmie Falls (WA), Seven Falls (CO), Yosemite Falls (CA), Kaaterskill Falls (NY), Shoshone Falls (ID). Each page says exactly which part is accessible.

No. They are straight-line miles from your location, so the drive is usually longer. Open the waterfall's page for directions and parking.