The Waterfall Guide

City guides

Waterfalls near a city

Each city guide lists the waterfalls in this guide within a set straight-line radius, nearest first, with a map, a comparison table and each falls’ current status.

27 cities in 11 states121 waterfalls on these lists
Both tiers of Multnomah Falls with Benson Bridge spanning the lower falls in summer
Multnomah Falls · John Fowler, CC BY 2.0
Snoqualmie Falls · Guywelch2000, CC0
Looking Glass Falls · LTreadwell, CC BY-SA 4.0

Southeast

14 cities
Asheville, NC13within 50 miLooking Glass Falls, Sliding Rock, Catawba Falls and 10 more10 openSee the city guide →Atlanta, GA10within 100 miAnna Ruby Falls, Amicalola Falls, Toccoa Falls and 7 more7 openSee the city guide →Blue Ridge, GA20within 75 miBridal Veil Falls, Ruby Falls, Grotto Falls and 17 more17 openSee the city guide →Boone, NC6within 75 miCatawba Falls, Linville Falls, High Shoals Falls and 3 more3 openSee the city guide →Brevard, NC18within 50 miBridal Veil Falls, Looking Glass Falls, Sliding Rock and 15 more17 openSee the city guide →Charlotte, NC6within 100 miCatawba Falls, Linville Falls, High Shoals Falls and 3 more3 openSee the city guide →Chattanooga, TN9within 75 miRuby Falls, Amicalola Falls, Burgess Falls and 6 more7 openSee the city guide →Cherokee, NC19within 50 miBridal Veil Falls, Looking Glass Falls, Grotto Falls and 16 more17 openSee the city guide →Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge, TN10within 50 miBridal Veil Falls, Grotto Falls, Sliding Rock and 7 more9 openSee the city guide →Greenville, SC12within 50 miLooking Glass Falls, Sliding Rock, Triple Falls & High Falls and 9 more11 openSee the city guide →Helen, GA16within 50 miBridal Veil Falls, Anna Ruby Falls, Amicalola Falls and 13 more14 openSee the city guide →Highlands, NC24within 50 miBridal Veil Falls, Looking Glass Falls, Grotto Falls and 21 more21 openSee the city guide →Knoxville, TN10within 75 miBridal Veil Falls, Grotto Falls, Cumberland Falls and 7 more8 openSee the city guide →Nashville, TN6within 100 miBurgess Falls, Fall Creek Falls, Cummins Falls and 3 more5 openSee the city guide →

Pacific Northwest

4 cities
Bend, OR7within 100 miSouth Falls (Silver Falls), Tumalo Falls, Toketee Falls and 4 more3 openSee the city guide →Eugene, OR6within 100 miSouth Falls (Silver Falls), Willamette Falls, Tumalo Falls and 3 more3 openSee the city guide →Portland, OR11within 50 miMultnomah Falls, Latourell Falls, South Falls (Silver Falls) and 8 more9 openSee the city guide →Seattle, WA8within 75 miSnoqualmie Falls, Sol Duc Falls, Marymere Falls and 5 more8 openSee the city guide →

Northeast

3 cities
Albany, NY6within 75 miKaaterskill Falls, Kent Falls, Bash Bish Falls and 3 more4 openSee the city guide →Ithaca, NY6within 50 miTaughannock Falls, Ithaca Falls, Watkins Glen and 3 more5 openSee the city guide →New York City, NY8within 75 miBushkill Falls, Paterson Great Falls, Hemlock Falls and 5 more5 openSee the city guide →

Mountain West & Southwest

2 cities
Colorado Springs, CO6within 100 miSeven Falls, Helen Hunt Falls, Boulder Falls and 3 more4 openSee the city guide →Denver, CO8within 75 miSeven Falls, Helen Hunt Falls, Boulder Falls and 5 more6 openSee the city guide →

California & Hawaii

2 cities
Los Angeles, CA6within 75 miSturtevant Falls, Switzer Falls, Paradise Falls and 3 more5 openSee the city guide →Redding, CA6within 50 miBurney Falls, McCloud Falls, Kings Creek Falls and 3 more5 openSee the city guide →

Midwest

1 city
Duluth, MN6within 100 miGooseberry Falls, High Falls, Copper Falls and 3 more5 openSee the city guide →

Other cities

1 city
Hot Springs, AR6within 100 miGlory Hole Falls, Cedar Falls, Little Missouri Falls and 3 more6 openSee the city guide →

How the distances work

Every distance is a straight line from the city’s US Census Gazetteer point, not a driving distance. Mountain roads can be much longer, so check a route before you go.

Plan another way

Prefer to plan by activity? See the waterfall lists (swimming, easy, roadside and more), browse waterfalls by state, or use the waterfall finder.

Photos: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0; Guywelch2000, CC0; LTreadwell, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo credits