Roadside waterfalls

Visible from a road, parking area, or a walk of a few hundred feet. Here are the 48 roadside waterfalls in this guide, ranked by documented height. Always confirm current trail and road status with the managing agency before you go.

By Reese Calder, Field Guide Editor · Updated Jun 22, 2026

#	Waterfall	State	Height	Type	Access
1	Bridal Veil Falls	Utah	607 ft	Tiered	Roadside
2	Bridal Veil Falls	Alaska	600 ft	Tiered	Roadside
3	Bird Woman Falls	Montana	560 ft	Horsetail	Roadside
4	Rainbow Falls	Washington	392 ft	Tiered	Roadside
5	Horsetail Falls	Alaska	328 ft	Horsetail	Roadside
6	Salt Creek Falls	Oregon	286 ft	Plunge	Roadside
7	Snoqualmie Falls	Washington	268 ft	Plunge	Roadside
8	Silver Cascade	New Hampshire	250 ft	Cascade	Roadside
9	Wahkeena Falls	Oregon	242 ft	Horsetail	Roadside
10	Shoshone Falls	Idaho	212 ft	Block	Roadside
11	Cullasaja Falls	North Carolina	200 ft	Cascade	Roadside
12	Grace's High Falls	Alabama	133 ft	Horsetail	Roadside
13	Spokane Falls	Washington	130 ft	Cascade	Roadside
14	Twin Falls	Idaho	125 ft	Block	Roadside
15	Shell Falls	Wyoming	120 ft	Cascade	Roadside
16	Middle Falls of the Genesee River	New York	107 ft	Block	Roadside
17	Middle Falls (Letchworth)	New York	107 ft	Block	Roadside
18	Falls of the Big Sioux River (Falls Park)	South Dakota	100 ft	Cascade	Roadside
19	Tumalo Falls	Oregon	97 ft	Plunge	Roadside
20	Bald River Falls	Tennessee	90 ft	Cascade	Roadside
21	Noccalula Falls	Alabama	90 ft	Plunge	Roadside
22	Williamsport Falls	Indiana	90 ft	Plunge	Roadside
23	Nooksack Falls	Washington	88 ft	Segmented	Roadside
24	Great Falls of the Missouri	Montana	87 ft	Block	Roadside
25	Twin Falls (Rock Island)	Tennessee	80 ft	Segmented	Roadside
26	Rainbow Falls	Hawaii	80 ft	Plunge	Roadside
27	Rainbow Falls (Waiānuenue)	Hawaii	80 ft	Plunge	Roadside
28	Great Falls of the Passaic River	New Jersey	77 ft	Block	Roadside
29	Sahalie Falls	Oregon	73 ft	Plunge	Roadside
30	Cumberland Falls	Kentucky	68 ft	Block	Roadside
31	Lower Mesa Falls	Idaho	65 ft	Cascade	Roadside
32	Cathedral Falls	West Virginia	60 ft	Cascade	Roadside
33	Soda Dam	New Mexico	50 ft	Block	Roadside
34	Rainbow Falls	Montana	47 ft	Block	Roadside
35	Cataract Falls (Upper Falls)	Indiana	45 ft	Cascade	Roadside
36	Lower Lewis River Falls	Washington	43 ft	Block	Roadside
37	Rocky Falls	Missouri	40 ft	Cascade	Roadside
38	Adams Falls	Pennsylvania	36 ft	Cascade	Roadside
39	Moss Glen Falls (Granville)	Vermont	35 ft	Fan	Roadside
40	Lewis Falls	Wyoming	30 ft	Block	Roadside
41	Screw Auger Falls	Maine	23 ft	Punchbowl	Roadside
42	Upper Falls (Amnicon Falls State Park)	Wisconsin	15 ft	Cascade	Roadside
43	Grand Falls	Missouri	12 ft	Block	Roadside
44	Falling Water Falls	Arkansas	10 ft	Block	Roadside
45	Berry Falls	Nebraska	8 ft	Block	Roadside
46	Steinhatchee Falls	Florida	5 ft	Cascade	Roadside
47	Natural Dam Falls	Arkansas	5 ft	Block	Roadside
48	Glassmine Falls	North Carolina	—	Horsetail	Roadside

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