Short hike waterfalls

Reached by a short trail, generally under about a mile each way. Here are the 139 short hike 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	Horsetail Fall	California	1,570 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
2	Amicalola Falls	Georgia	729 ft	Tiered	Short hike
3	Multnomah Falls	Oregon	620 ft	Tiered	Short hike
4	Bridalveil Fall	California	617 ft	Plunge	Short hike
5	ʻAkaka Falls	Hawaii	442 ft	Plunge	Short hike
6	Whitewater Falls	North Carolina	411 ft	Tiered	Short hike
7	Upper Whitewater Falls	North Carolina	411 ft	Plunge	Short hike
8	Whitewater Falls (Upper)	North Carolina	411 ft	Cascade	Short hike
9	Nugget Falls	Alaska	377 ft	Tiered	Short hike
10	Lower Yellowstone Falls	Wyoming	308 ft	Plunge	Short hike
11	Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River	Wyoming	308 ft	Plunge	Short hike
12	Umauma Falls	Hawaii	300 ft	Tiered	Short hike
13	Box Canyon Falls	Colorado	285 ft	Plunge	Short hike
14	Fish Creek Falls	Colorado	283 ft	Plunge	Short hike
15	Watson Falls	Oregon	272 ft	Plunge	Short hike
16	Fall Creek Falls	Tennessee	256 ft	Plunge	Short hike
17	Step Falls	Maine	250 ft	Cascade	Short hike
18	Proxy Falls	Oregon	226 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
19	Latourell Falls	Oregon	224 ft	Plunge	Short hike
20	Taughannock Falls	New York	215 ft	Plunge	Short hike
21	Makahiku Falls	Hawaii	200 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
22	Perrine Coulee Falls	Idaho	197 ft	Plunge	Short hike
23	Grand Falls (Chocolate Falls)	Arizona	185 ft	Tiered	Short hike
24	Doane's Falls	Massachusetts	175 ft	Tiered	Short hike
25	Chittenango Falls	New York	167 ft	Cascade	Short hike
26	Buttermilk Falls	New York	165 ft	Cascade	Short hike
27	Anna Ruby Falls	Georgia	153 ft	Segmented	Short hike
28	Sitting Bull Falls	New Mexico	150 ft	Plunge	Short hike
29	Mānoa Falls	Hawaii	150 ft	Plunge	Short hike
30	Franklin Falls	Washington	135 ft	Tiered	Short hike
31	Twin Falls	Washington	135 ft	Tiered	Short hike
32	Burney Falls	California	129 ft	Fan	Short hike
33	Wahclella Falls	Oregon	127 ft	Tiered	Short hike
34	Triple Falls	North Carolina	125 ft	Tiered	Short hike
35	Moss Glen Falls	Vermont	125 ft	Cascade	Short hike
36	Mingo Falls	North Carolina	120 ft	Cascade	Short hike
37	Boulder River Falls (Feature Show Falls)	Washington	120 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
38	Kings Bluff Falls	Arkansas	114 ft	Plunge	Short hike
39	Yahoo Falls	Kentucky	113 ft	Plunge	Short hike
40	Tamanawas Falls	Oregon	110 ft	Block	Short hike
41	DeSoto Falls	Alabama	104 ft	Plunge	Short hike
42	Hidden Falls	Wyoming	100 ft	Cascade	Short hike
43	Bushkill Falls (Main Falls)	Pennsylvania	100 ft	Tiered	Short hike
44	Laughing Whitefish Falls	Michigan	100 ft	Fan	Short hike
45	Helton Creek Falls	Georgia	100 ft	Tiered	Short hike
46	Minnehaha Falls	Georgia	100 ft	Cascade	Short hike
47	Burden Falls	Illinois	100 ft	Tiered	Short hike
48	Thunderbird Falls	Alaska	100 ft	Cascade	Short hike
49	Moxie Falls	Maine	90 ft	Tiered	Short hike
50	Marymere Falls	Washington	90 ft	Plunge	Short hike
51	Kootenai Falls	Montana	90 ft	Cascade	Short hike
52	Angel Falls	Maine	90 ft	Plunge	Short hike
53	Cane Creek Falls	Tennessee	85 ft	Plunge	Short hike
54	McWay Falls	California	80 ft	Plunge	Short hike
55	Paulina Falls	Oregon	80 ft	Segmented	Short hike
56	Palisade Falls	Montana	80 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
57	Twin Falls	Tennessee	80 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
58	Lands Run Falls	Virginia	80 ft	Cascade	Short hike
59	Diana's Baths	New Hampshire	80 ft	Tiered	Short hike
60	Cunningham Falls	Maryland	78 ft	Cascade	Short hike
61	Turner Falls	Oklahoma	77 ft	Fan	Short hike
62	Natural Falls	Oklahoma	77 ft	Plunge	Short hike
63	Natural Falls (Dripping Springs Falls)	Oklahoma	77 ft	Plunge	Short hike
64	Great Falls of the Potomac	Maryland	76 ft	Cascade	Short hike
65	Dry Falls	North Carolina	75 ft	Plunge	Short hike
66	Sable Falls	Michigan	75 ft	Tiered	Short hike
67	Twin Falls (Eastatoe)	South Carolina	75 ft	Segmented	Short hike
68	Twin Falls	South Carolina	75 ft	Segmented	Short hike
69	Falling Waters Falls	Florida	73 ft	Plunge	Short hike
70	Myrtle Falls	Washington	72 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
71	Rifle Falls	Colorado	70 ft	Segmented	Short hike
72	Jemez Falls	New Mexico	70 ft	Tiered	Short hike
73	Dark Hollow Falls	Virginia	70 ft	Cascade	Short hike
74	Potem Falls	California	70 ft	Plunge	Short hike
75	Dunn's Falls	Mississippi	65 ft	Block	Short hike
76	Brandywine Falls	Ohio	65 ft	Tiered	Short hike
77	Glen Ellis Falls	New Hampshire	64 ft	Plunge	Short hike
78	Smith Falls	Nebraska	63 ft	Plunge	Short hike
79	Foster Falls	Tennessee	60 ft	Plunge	Short hike
80	Gooseberry Falls (Lower Falls)	Minnesota	60 ft	Tiered	Short hike
81	Awosting Falls	New York	60 ft	Plunge	Short hike
82	Blackwater Falls	West Virginia	57 ft	Cascade	Short hike
83	Jump Creek Falls	Idaho	55 ft	Horsetail	Short hike
84	Muddy Creek Falls	Maryland	53 ft	Plunge	Short hike
85	Eden Falls (Lower)	Arkansas	53 ft	Tiered	Short hike
86	Ousel Falls	Montana	50 ft	Tiered	Short hike
87	Greeter Falls	Tennessee	50 ft	Plunge	Short hike
88	Hamilton Pool Falls	Texas	50 ft	Plunge	Short hike
89	Susan Creek Falls	Oregon	50 ft	Plunge	Short hike
90	Greeter Falls (Lower)	Tennessee	50 ft	Plunge	Short hike
91	Miners Falls	Michigan	50 ft	Plunge	Short hike
92	Lulumahu Falls	Hawaii	50 ft	Cascade	Short hike
93	Sol Duc Falls	Washington	48 ft	Segmented	Short hike
94	Tahquamenon Falls (Upper Falls)	Michigan	48 ft	Block	Short hike
95	Triple Falls (Twin Falls at Camp Orr)	Arkansas	48 ft	Segmented	Short hike
96	Little Spearfish Falls	South Dakota	47 ft	Fan	Short hike
97	Little River Falls	Alabama	45 ft	Block	Short hike
98	Cascade Falls (Matthiessen State Park)	Illinois	45 ft	Plunge	Short hike
99	Fort Falls	Nebraska	45 ft	Cascade	Short hike
100	Middle McCloud Falls	California	44 ft	Block	Short hike
101	Running Eagle Falls	Montana	40 ft	Tiered	Short hike
102	Westcave Falls	Texas	40 ft	Plunge	Short hike
103	St. Louis Canyon Falls	Illinois	40 ft	Plunge	Short hike
104	Sabbaday Falls	New Hampshire	38 ft	Tiered	Short hike
105	Texas Falls	Vermont	35 ft	Punchbowl	Short hike
106	Elakala Falls	West Virginia	35 ft	Plunge	Short hike
107	Douglas Falls	West Virginia	35 ft	Block	Short hike
108	St. Mary Falls	Montana	35 ft	Tiered	Short hike
109	Flat Lick Falls	Kentucky	33 ft	Plunge	Short hike
110	Zapata Falls	Colorado	30 ft	Punchbowl	Short hike
111	Hedge Creek Falls	California	30 ft	Plunge	Short hike
112	Cascade Falls (Cascade River)	Minnesota	30 ft	Cascade	Short hike
113	Brownstone Falls	Wisconsin	30 ft	Plunge	Short hike
114	Thunderhead Underground Falls	South Dakota	30 ft	Cascade	Short hike
115	Alberta Falls	Colorado	30 ft	Cascade	Short hike
116	Donut Falls	Utah	30 ft	Punchbowl	Short hike
117	Copper Falls	Wisconsin	29 ft	Block	Short hike
118	Sandstone Falls	West Virginia	25 ft	Block	Short hike
119	Gooseberry Falls (Middle Falls)	Minnesota	25 ft	Tiered	Short hike
120	Brush Creek Falls	West Virginia	25 ft	Block	Short hike
121	Fossil Creek Falls	Arizona	25 ft	Cascade	Short hike
122	Manabezho Falls	Michigan	25 ft	Block	Short hike
123	Dunnings Spring Falls	Iowa	25 ft	Cascade	Short hike
124	Hemlock Falls	New Jersey	25 ft	Cascade	Short hike
125	Amnicon Falls (Upper Falls)	Wisconsin	20 ft	Cascade	Short hike
126	Rock Falls (Sicily Island Falls)	Louisiana	17 ft	Plunge	Short hike
127	Amnicon Falls (Upper and Lower)	Wisconsin	15 ft	Segmented	Short hike
128	Hooker Falls	North Carolina	14 ft	Block	Short hike
129	Kisatchie Falls	Louisiana	3 ft	Cascade	Short hike
130	Lost Creek Falls	Nevada	—	Plunge	Short hike
131	Lamoille Falls	Nevada	—	Cascade	Short hike
132	Twin Falls	Hawaii	—	Plunge	Short hike
133	Dunning's Spring Falls	Iowa	—	Cascade	Short hike
134	Snake River Falls	Nebraska	—	Block	Short hike
135	Battle Creek Falls	Utah	—	Horsetail	Short hike
136	Cascade Falls	Maryland	—	Cascade	Short hike
137	Tanyard Creek Falls	Arkansas	—	Cascade	Short hike
138	Twin Falls (Wailele / Hoʻolawa)	Hawaii	—	Tiered	Short hike
139	Geary Falls	Kansas	—	Cascade	Short hike

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